Bonadelle Ranchos: Liberty Groves Proposal Envisions 4,881 Homes Near Road 34 and Avenue 12

BONADELLE RANCHOS, Madera County — Development watch, November 2026. One of the largest land-use proposals in the vicinity of Bonadelle Ranchos is the Liberty Groves Project. Madera County’s publicly filed environmental scoping notice lays out plans for thousands of homes, new employment areas, schools, parks and related utilities on agricultural land south of Madera. These figures describe a proposal, not completed construction.

How big is the proposal?

The state CEQAnet record, SCH 2024120992, describes a combined planning area of approximately 1,460 acres covering the Liberty Groves and Silverdust areas. The study location is in unincorporated Madera County near Road 34 and Avenue 12, in the broader Bonadelle Ranchos–Madera Ranchos community.

What could be built?

The notice lists up to 4,881 residential units in its proposed development program. It also identifies roughly 399,079 square feet of commercial space, a much larger industrial land-use component, potential new schools, parks and open space, and a water-treatment facility. The applicant seeks General Plan and specific-plan changes; those land-use requests are not equivalent to issued building permits for individual houses.

What stage has the plan reached?

The publicly reviewed notice was filed in December 2024. The initial agency review and public comment windows identified in that filing ran into January 2025. The existence of that record does not establish the project’s final status in November 2026; a separate current check of Madera County’s planning actions and subsequent environmental documents is needed before reporting that it has been approved, rejected, under construction or abandoned.

Questions residents should ask

Bonadelle Ranchos households have reasons to examine the proposal’s potential impact on groundwater supplies, road capacity, school demand, emergency access, agricultural land and development-related fees. The best questions are specific: what groundwater supply is proposed, whether future traffic improvements are funded, where school sites would be located, and which areas, if any, are subject to approved plans today.

Where to get documents

The state project file identifies Madera County senior planner Samuel Rashe as a contact at (559) 675-7821, extension 3222, email samuel.rashe@maderacounty.com. Reference Liberty Groves Project, SCH 2024120992 when requesting the latest planning status, updated environmental review documents and county hearing records. For questions affecting an individual home, obtain parcel-specific information rather than infer zoning changes from a regional map.

Primary source: Madera County, Liberty Groves Project, Notice of Preparation and environmental scoping information filed December 20, 2024. The figures are proposal-stage and the document does not verify current November 2026 status.

YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER NEEDS YOU

Help this community newspaper grow

Your support helps build coverage for the people and places this local newspaper serves.

Donate once by card ↗

Help Bonadelle Ranchos News grow Help strengthen reporting on Bonadelle Ranchos: community voices, important decisions and local life.

Support Bonadelle Ranchos News

Choose how to support Bonadelle Ranchos News:

Credit / Debit Card via Stripe

Choose an amount from $1. One-time support through the publisher's LINKERNO Stripe account.

Continue with PayPal Continue with Zelle

Zelle payments go to Vitaly Ataev Troshin. Please verify the recipient in your bank before sending. Availability depends on your bank.

Optional reader support. When possible, add “Bonadelle Ranchos News” to the payment note. Contributions are not advertised as tax-deductible. Support does not influence editorial decisions.

Optional support through the publisher. Contributions are not advertised as tax-deductible and never buy editorial influence.

Bonadelle Ranchos News — Your Community Newspaper

Have a correction, news tip, local announcement, or story to submit? Contact our editorial team. All submissions are reviewed before publication.