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Monterey moves $1.09 million from facility reserves for urgent repairs to Vasquez Adobe and Gordon House
Summary
After a staff briefing describing rotten deck boards, roof leaks, termite and foundation failures at two historic city properties, the council amended the FY25‑26 CIP and approved transfers (roughly $640,000 for the Vasquez Adobe and $453,000 for the Gordon House) from the facility reserve to fund stabilization and repairs.
Monterey’s Council unanimously approved March 17 appropriating city facility‑reserve funds to begin repairs on two historic municipal properties after public works staff warned the buildings had entered an urgent phase of deterioration.
General Services Superintendent Chris White presented photos and a condition assessment showing the Vasquez Adobe (built ca. 1834) was no longer watertight, with broken roof tiles, active leaks staff must catch with buckets when it rains, a rotted second‑story balcony that is…
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