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Wildfire Ready Monterey
Jean Rasch elected to City Council
Cielo Vista Dr. and Viejo Rd. Safety
Undergrounding utilities
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Community Education Archive
NEW: Questions for MVNA (with answers)
MVNA members can email questions to the MVNA Board at mvneighborhood@gmail.com anytime. We will compile all questions and periodically answer them here.
NOTE: All topics regarding MPUSD and the three schools within Monterey Vista are now on the new Schools Tab
Wildfire Ready Monterey
Wildfires are an increasing risk for most or California, including much of our Monterey Vista Neighborhood that is in a “Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone” as shown by all the houses in red on this map of MVNA. MVNA and NCIP have long been supporting fuel-reduction in our open spaces and encouraging undergrounding our overhead utilities.
Town Hall was held on February 27th, 2025. See Video here.
New Fire Hazard Severity Zone map is out. Click and zoom to find your home.
Home inspections will start in Very High Severity Zones this year.
Monterey, Pacific Grove, and Carmel-by-the-Sea created a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (Feb 2024).
How Vulnerable is the Monterey Peninsula to a Wildfire?
Article by Ray Meyers.Als see montereyundergrounding.net.
MVNA hosted an evening of education about WILDFIRE DANGERS About 100 residents attended and had all their questions answered
MVNA CWPP presentation - 8.12.2024
CWPP HandoutFirewise Communities. One direct effect is that Homeowner Fire insurance is rapidly increasing in cost, and even getting to be unaffordable to many new homeowners. To combat these significant price increases, Monterey could become a Firewise Community. MVNA had an excellent talk at our April Board meeting by MVNA member Jeanne Clark, who recently moved here from Nevada City that has done so. Her overview can be read here:
Gaudenz Panholzer talks about Fire Safety in Monterey (MVNA meeting June 2022)
Audio link and Video link
Jean Rasch elected to City Council
Our own MVNA President was elected to City Council and sworn in on December 17th. She replaces Alan Haffa, also an MVNA member, who served 12 years on the council before stepping down. Leon Panetta was also present to swear in the Mayor, Tyller Williamson.
Cielo Vista Dr. and Viejo Rd. Safety
Monterey Police Department
Please be aware of a potentially dangerous situation on Cielo Vista Dr and Viejo Rd:
NEW: Sentenced to Prison (MC Weekly, Dec 2024)
and 8 years for two-year crime spree (Monterey Herald, Dec 2024)Evasive Monterey man arrested (Monterey Herald) and
Man with 14 warrants arrested after standoff with Monterey police (July 2024, KSBW)District Attorney’s office: “Defendant is not in custody. The no-bail warrants are still outstanding. I will follow up when I get more information.” May, 2024)
Attorney’s office: “I am writing to inform you that Leslie Flores violated his pretrial release by tampering with the electronic monitoring devise. The judge revoked pre-trial service conditions and issued bench warrants in all of the defendant’s cases. The court ordered “no bail” on the felony cases. So, he should be coming back in custody.” (Feb 2024)
A Monterey landlord finds himself in trouble for more than just moldy apartments (11/23/2023)
Monterey police arrest father and son suspected of having illegal firearms (11/18/2023)
Father and Son Arrested in Monterey for Illegal Firearms Possession (11/15/2023)
One by one, officials condemn blighted Monterey apartments (8/10/2023)
'It's just not safe': Dog killed, woman hospitalized after dog attack in Monterey (9/12/2020)
Undergrounding utilities:
On June 6th, 2024, NCIP voted on a combined Undergrounding Program as their #2 priority!! See the NCIP tab for the updated project description. The City Council still needs to approve this year’s NCIP projects sometime in September.
NCIP receives three Undergounding Projects (see NCIP tab). The submitters are working to combine these into one project before voting night (May 2024).
Undergrounding Committee presents “Learn about Undergrounding: How to underground overhead utilities within Monterey, the urgency, the process and how to pay for it” at Hilltop Center and CONA Community Center.
Monterey City Council recognizes Undergrounding Committee and City Manager suggests NCIP invest $2M to get started (Feb 2024)
Monterey Undergrounding wants your opinion!!
Monterey Undergrounding has put together a survey of what residents want to do about Undergrounding out utilities, how important it is to them, and what they think about possible funding sources. Please read the background information on this page and then learn about funding options and then take the survey here. (October 2022)Undergrounding Committee (Since 2018)
See MonteryUndergrounding.net
Monterey Vista and Old Town Neighborhood Associations have formed an Undergrounding Committee to learn and educate residents and our elected officials about undergrounding utilities within our neighborhoods and throughout the City of Monterey. Increased safety, reliability and beauty are main drivers, yet funding is the obstacle that needs to be overcome. Check out their website here.Mayor Roberson pushes for undergrounding (July 12th, 2018)
Rancho Palos Verdes Underground Utilities in Residential Neighborhood
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