Local resident, Bill Phelps, and his grown children, propose to build a neighborhood-serving shopping village on an 11-acre site at the corner of Corral de Tierra Road and Highway 68. The primary purpose of the project is to create a sense of place and identity where neighbors can gather for shopping, services, dining and social interaction. The site is centrally located between the developed areas of Serra Village and the top of Laureles Grade. The Phelps plan to build a village offering a scope of goods and services sufficient to significantly reduce the trips that local residents travel on Highway 68 to Salinas or Monterey for daily needs. The project design is of high quality and its configuration compatible with the area’s rural character.