MONTEREY’S CITY MANAGER FRED MEURER IS SET TO RETIRE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. MEURER WORKED FOR THE CITY OF MONTEREY FOR 27-YEARS, INCLUDING 22-YEARS AS CITY MANAGER. HIS FIRST PROJECT WAS THE PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING OF THE MONTEREY SPORTS CENTER. HE ALSO DEVELOPED A MUNICIPAL-MILITARY PARTNERSHIP KNOWN AS “THE MONTEREY MODEL”, IN WHICH THE CITY PROVIDES FIRE PROTECTION AND OTHER MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS, THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE AND THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.
