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The Board of the Monterey Vista Neighborhood Association has unanimously approved the resolution below that calls upon the City of Monterey and its officials to finally acquire the deed of ownership for Parcel B. Over 100 of your neighbors have added their names (read them here - 2mb pdf file).
If you would like to add your name in support of this resolution, please send an email to righttohike@mac.com and request that your signature be collected. To collect additional signatures on your own, please download and print a copy of this resolution (20kb pdf file).

Mayor, Chuck Della Sala
City Manager, Fred Meuer
Monterey City Council Members
Monterey City Hall Monterey, California 93940

Dear Mayor Della Sala, Mr. Meuer and Council Members,

We, as residents and members of the Monterey Vista Neighborhood Association appreciate the efforts of the city to make Monterey a pedestrian-friendly city, but are deeply concerned with the status of the greenbelt commonly known as Parcel B. As you know, this land lies within our association boundaries and has been open for public use for generations by citizens young and old. We understand that legal suits against the City of Monterey are in motion around the maintenance and public use of the trails across the parcel, and have the following concerns:

  • Parcel B has been open for public access for decades and was designated as open greenbelt space with rights for public use as a condition of approval to subdivide and develop land for housing around its borders. Therefore, any effort to close the parcel to public use is contrary to the original intention of the land set forth in the development agreement.

  • That Parcel B, currently under private ownership, has NOT been maintained to fire-safe standards for years and presents a fire risk to all homes in the area.

  • We recognize that public access across Parcel B is valuable to the citizens of Monterey, providing a safe and scenic footpath between two prime city parks; Quarry and Veterans’ Memorial. Such access also promotes friendly community stewardship of the land.

We, therefore, urge the City of Monterey to consider any legal steps necessary to enforce the following proposal to resolve the current situation:

  1. Public Access: That Parcel B retain its historical accessibility to the public, and as it was originally intended when the land was subdivided for development in 1983.

  2. Maintenance and Ownership: That the City of Monterey finally acquire the deed of ownership for Parcel B, as all but 2 homeowners voted in good faith to negotiate in 2002 when the transfer was proposed by the City, so the City may assume the responsibility for maintaining the land to fire-safe standards.

June 6, 2008

 
Over 100 of your neighbors have added their names to this resolution (read them here - 2mb pdf file).

If you would like to add your name in support of this resolution, please send an email to righttohike@mac.com and request that your signature be collected.

To collect additional signatures on your own, please download and print a copy of the resolution (20kb pdf file).


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