Richland envisions huge housing development

The southern side of Badger Mountain is going to be home to a 5,000 home development after the land is annexed into the city. The first phase of the development was approved recently which allows for 78 homes on 70 acres and over the course of the next 20 years, it is believed that the majority of the 2,000 acres will be developed into a medium-density development with homes available in several price ranges, plus some areas of commerical development. This has been a long time coming with several investors and ideas that included a golf course community, however that golf course idea has been scraped at this point.  These homes would have easy freeway access for those who work in the Hanford areas, plus shopping centers.