But both developments have been assets to the town. Woodland Hills provides starter homes for many of our families while Deer Run has a very low turnover rate for people of all ages. Residents usually live there a long time. The old environmental worries were overstated, said Baker. On a recent brisk afternoon, joggers were circling both horseshoes and dog walkers were out in force.
Kids can ride their bikes and Rollerblade in the street with no problems.
You can actually see little animals come out of the woods. To hear residents tell it, animals pose one of few problems. Otherwise, the raccoons get at it and leave it all over the street. The rural peace of this sylvan enclave has been shattered perhaps twice, said residents. Neighbors still remember the accident two years ago when a woman nearly drowned in her Nissan Pathfinder as it sank to the bottom of a Woodland Hills retention pond.