Odds and Ends
Working for the City
| For Monterey Pet Owners
| Teens Strain Brain, Win
Recycle Old TVs and
Computers |
Keep Your Sidewalks Safe
Visit the Museum
| City TV, Cable Channel 25
Landmarks Denote Neighborhood's Roots
The oldest neighborhood in Monterey sits on the lower mesa overlooking El Estero and the Royal Presidio Chapel. Developed at the end of the Spanish period (1817-1822), it was the first
residential area to be built once permission was granted to construct buildings outside the confining walls of the original Presidio.
Now bordered by Fremont Street, Via Mirada, Mesa Road and Eldorado Street, this area has been
continuously inhabited for nearly 200 years. Some adobes survived relatively unchanged. Other early adobes were reconfigured a full century later (1922-1925) by a local builder, J. C. Anthony. Intent on recreating the “Spanish town on
the Mesa,” he added several additional homes in variants of the Spanish style.
All were built, like the originals, out of native chalk rock, locally made adobe and tile. During the next 80 years, the hillside that served as a cow pasture until the 1920s became home to structures
in a variety of styles. To recognize this historic area, the City is developing a booklet to capture the story. The Monterey Mesa; A Neighborhood through Time is scheduled to be released
this May.
On Saturday, May 18, a self-guided walking tour of “Historic Homes and Hidden Gardens of the Monterey Mesa” will by held. The event is organized by the Monterey Museum of Art in conjunction with the annual Springtime at La Mirada festivities.
To order a copy of the Monterey Mesa booklet, call Colton Hall Museum at
646.5640 or visit the Monterey Museum of Art stores. To reserve tickets for the walking tour, call
372.5477.
Working
for the City
Have you ever considered working for the City of Monterey? City employees serve the public in many ways from maintaining the City’s parks and roadways and ensuring public safety to issuing business licenses and building permits. Info about current openings is available at the Personnel Office, 399 Madison Street; on the job hotline
646.3751; or link to our Jobs
page.
Applications are accepted for current openings only; however, anyone can fill out an Interest Card for positions not currently open. For more info call the City’s recruiters at
646.3765 (jones@ci.monterey.ca.us).
“One-Stop Shopping” for Monterey Pet Owners
Get great pet care at low prices with the City/SPCA partnership.
Where do I take my pet?
Monterey Peninsula College Farmer’s Market, every fourth Thursday of each month, 2 to 4 p.m.
What services are provided?
- Microchip: $12
- Rabies vaccinations, required for all dogs in the city: $7
- Licenses, required for all dogs in the city: $9 (if the dog is spayed/neutered) or
$24
Rabies vaccinations protect you and your pet! Microchips and license tags provide added security when a pet is lost or stolen.
For more info, call the SPCA at 373-2631 ext. 224.
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Teens
Strain Brain, Win
Check it out!
New interactive info boards loaded with Internet research questions, brainteasers, cool facts along with poems, quotes, cartoons and unique Web sites are now at your local community centers. Great prizes are awarded weekly for coming up with correct answers.
Visit the Teen Rooms at Hilltop, Archer and Casanova-Oak Knoll park centers and the Monterey Youth Center.
Old TVs and Computers? Think Recycle
Television sets and computer monitors are hazardous waste, both contain lead and mercury. Please DO NOT throw these items in the trash, recycle them.
Single-family residents who pay for standard garbage service can call Monterey City Disposal Service at
372.7977 to request
a large-item pickup. Apartment dwellers and business owners can take these items
to the Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Center. There may be a charge for dropping off the items, and charges vary according to the item’s size. Call
384.5313 for details.
Keep Your Sidewalks Safe, Slip Free
Property owners are responsible for maintaining the area in front of their property and keeping it free of safety hazards.
When it rains, or during irrigation, water seeps over sidewalks and forms mossy areas where
pedestrians can slip and fall.
How to clean your sidewalk:
Use a stiff bristle broom to whisk moss and
foreign material away.
Use biodegradable soap, if needed.
Do not use bleach or other cleaners since runoff ends up in the Monterey Bay Sanctuary.
For more info, call the City’s Construction Management Division at 646.3997
(clement@ci.monterey.ca.us).
Visit the Museum
The Presidio of Monterey Museum is open and easily accessible to visitors. Visitors can enter from Artillery Street or Private Bolio Road and turn onto Corporal Ewing Road before entering the military base checkpoint area.
Museum hours are Thursday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
City TV, Cable Channel 25
Eye on Monterey- Tuesdays at 8 pm and Wednesdays at 9 am.
Council Wrap-up & Monterey Up-to-date- Tuesdays at 8:30 pm
and
Wednesdays at 9:30 am.
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