Valley Lake Ranchos | |
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  Valley Lake Ranchos Location in California  Valley Lake Ranchos Valley Lake Ranchos (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°03′41″N 120°00′57″W / 37.06139°N 120.01583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Madera County |
| Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
Valley Lake Ranchos is an unincorporated area of Madera County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 331 feet (101 m),[1] and is located northeast of the city of Madera.[2]
The proposed development had originally been promoted, together with Indian Lakes Estates, as "18 miles of shoreline".[3] In January 1966, after completing development of the first section of Valley Lake Ranchos, developers of the new subdivision filed a letter with the Madera County board of supervisors that they no longer wished to continue.[4] The San Francisco Examiner reported two years later that there had still been no construction and no visible lake.[3]
In 1967, the board of supervisors decided to give the developers of Valley Lake Ranchos "two weeks to put up a cash deposit and satisfactory work schedule for the completion of facilities in the subdivision".[5] If the developers failed to respond in kind, the supervisors would foreclose on the bonds posted for completion of the facilities.[5] At this point, most of the lots in the subdivision had been sold, and the money had been used to buy other properties in the mountains.[5]
The Valley Lake Ranchos subdivision remained vacant as of 1985, when it was the site of a free-flight competition hosted by the Society of Antique Modelers and coordinated by the Fresno Gas Model Airplane Club.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley Lake Ranchos, California
- 1 2 "900 entrants expected for free-flight contest". The Fresno Bee. June 23, 1985. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Ludlow, Lynn (September 17, 1968). "16,000 Acres of Hardpan Cut Up–And Sold". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Development Halts". Madera Tribune. January 11, 1966. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- 1 2 3 "Accumulated Funds Use Urged For Road Department Facility". Madera Tribune. January 25, 1967. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
