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Monterey staff urge study of Lower Presidio lease as Army warns on slope repairs
Summary
Library and museums director urged commissioners to weigh whether the city should continue a 1996 lease for the federally owned Lower Presidio Historic Park, noting archaeological constraints, Army concerns about slope stability and a possible multi‑year federal study to secure long‑term public access.
Michael, the city’s library and museums director, told the Parks and Recreation Commission the Lower Presidio Historic Park sits on federally owned land with deep archaeological and indigenous significance and that the city currently manages about 25.15 acres under a 50‑year lease that began in 1996.
Michael described recent engineering and maintenance concerns at the “Presidio curve,” where slope sloughing and burrowing animals have degraded a hillside. He said the U.S. Army previously urged the city to design and build a full retaining wall — an Army estimate cited in the presentation was roughly $1,500,000 — and…
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