Carmel-by-the-Sea seeks $244,000 to include county stretch of Ocean Avenue in $3 million paving project; library and street-address meetings set

Carmel-by-the-Sea city officials said they are seeking roughly $244,000 in additional funding to include the county-owned stretch of Ocean Avenue from State Highway 1 to the city line in a consolidated paving project that totals more than $3 million. Officials also announced upcoming community meetings on renovations to Harrison Memorial Library and a street-address workshop, and described a pilot parking shuttle during Car Week as a success.

City official Speaker 1 said the paving item will appear on the September agenda, after the council shifted its meeting dates because of Labor Day. Speaker 1 said the Ocean Avenue segment is technically in Monterey County and that staff are coordinating with the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and the Transportation Agency for Monterey County; Todd Muck, the agency’s executive director and a local resident, is helping search for the additional funds. “That’s a really important project,”…