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The Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP) is now open. Residents can submit their projects using the NIP Project Nomination Form, available online here. Forms are also available in the Engineering Office at 580 Pacific Street, Room 7 in Monterey.

A NIP project is any public improvement (not on private property) that improves streets, storm drains, sewers, sidewalks, walkways, lighting, traffic control devices, landscaping and beautification, parks, recreational facilities, and other public building improvements. Submitted projects will be reviewed for consideration by the NIP Committee.

Monterey’s Neighborhood Improvement Program is one-of-a-kind in the nation. Per the City Charter, 16% of the annual hotel tax is dedicated to neighborhood improvement projects. This fiscal year more than $3 million will be allocated to the NIP. Over the past thirty years, the NIP has invested over $55 million into the City for the benefit of the community.

Save the online form to your computer, fill it out, and attach it in an email or print out a copy and mail it to the Engineering Office at 580 Pacific Street, Room 7, Monterey, CA 93940-9902. The submission deadline is February 17, 2017, but we encourage participants to submit their ideas by December 1, 2016.

Your suggestions and participation in the NIP program are important. We look forward to hearing from you! For more information, please phone (831) 646-3887.

The New Monterey Business Association thanks the New Monterey Neighborhood Association for alerting us to this information.

Thanks to everyone who came to our annual Trick or Treating on Lighthouse Ave yesterday! We have a lot of photos from the event and we'll have them posted in the next 24 hours. In the meantime, here's a cute little video we shot of some of the kids enjoying their afternoon in the Lighthouse District. Turn the sound on for maximum cuteness.

Daytime Work
The week of October 24, daytime work will continue to be off of the roadway, except for Friday, October 28, when there will be traffic control and flagging near the entrance of Pebble Beach, 10am-2pm. No closures or detours are required.

During construction, there may be occasional unexpected delays traveling through the area of Holman Highway 68 and Highway 1, and there are trucks entering and leaving the work zone. Please allow extra time when traveling through the area.

Night Time Caltrans Bridge Work
The week of October 24, Caltrans will begin to repair and resurface the Holman Highway 68 bridge over Highway 1 on the night of Wednesday, October 26, 8pm-6am, and the night of Thursday, October 27, 8pm-6am. It will require traffic control and flagging. No detours are required.

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Namaste India Bistro, located at 538 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, is celebrating one year in business! To thank you for your support of our award-winning restaurant, we are offering each table a complimentary appetizer from our full menu, now through the end of October 2016.

The Transportation Agency for Monterey County reports that a live construction camera has been installed for the Holman Highway 68 Roundabout Project. The Camera allows people to go on-line to view the construction in real time at http://bit.ly/2dgnwXK.

This “birds-eye” view of the construction site not only offers the public the opportunity to see what the most current traffic conditions are through the area, but it also offers TAMC the opportunity to document the construction of the first major roundabout on a state highway in Monterey County.