Plans have started on homes to be developed in Cow Creek Ranch in a rural village located in the south eastern part of Santa Fe in New Mexico. The homes will be built on 1,200 acres of land in Cow Creek Ranch, eight miles to the east of the village of Pecos. The land was acquired by Gerald Peters, a Santa Fe businessman for $7.5 million.
Sitting beneath the creek’s source and federal forestland lies the project’s site, which has been proposed to be built in four different phases, spanning over a period of about 20 years. The starting phase which would contain 19 residences is to be completed by 2025, and will consist of mostly two to three bedroom houses occupying about 2 to 7 acres of the plot near the creek. These homes will also have water wells and a good network of septic systems. Successive phases of the project would have lots ranging to about 12 acres.
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The project’s owner Gerald Peters, has also initiated plans to construct a fishing resort as part of the project whihc includes the homes to be developed in Cow Creek Ranch. A large parcel of land will be dedicated to the construction of the fishing resort as part of the agricultural enterprise designed to be included, since the mainstay of the area is agricultural activities and also to protect the water quality. However, construction on the road leading to the site will not take place, as Gerald Peters seems to like the road rough.
Concerns have been raised by existing residents about the effects of the construction of the homes to be developed in Cow Creek Ranch and pollution of the water bodies around the area. But in response, Gerald Peters maintained that the proposed development will pose no threat to the existing environment and the standard of living in the area. Gerald Peters insists that the development will be similar to other ranches in the region.Â
Gerald Peters stated,”The development does not threaten the quality of lifestyle or the environment that currently exists. Fishing is not the threat it is being worked up to be.
