Charleston View

History

Inyo County defines the Charleston view planning area as 67.875 square miles, which is bigger than the census CDP for Charleston View. Defined as 0.748 square miles. In 2005, Housing Developers proposed to The Inyo county Board of Supervisors to build 65,000 housing units in Charleston View. This development was greeted with backlash by residents from Neighboring Pahrump, NV, whose main concern was that such development would deplete the ground water in the Pahrump Valley. In 2009, Housing Developers proposed a scaled backed plan that would allow a total population of 40 thousand. In 2012, BrightSource Energy proposed to the California Energy Commission, to build the Hidden Hills Solar Electric Generating System Project in Charleston View, but was withdrawn in 2015 due to concerns over the effects on wildlife, groundwater, cultural and historical resources in the area.