Historic Pacific Grove finding balance between new and the preservation of old

Much of the infrastructure that runs under Pacific Grove is from the mid to early 1900’s.

“We realize the longer you wait the more expensive it becomes. We’ve been actively replacing it for years,” said Public Works Daniel Gho.

The City plans to seal about half a million square feet of roadways, and the work doesn’t stop there.

“We’re very actively replacing our pipeline. We have 59 miles of sewer line in the ground. And we’ve replaced miles of it to date,” said Gho.

After tourist season hits the City will pick up where they left off.

“In the fall of this year we will be replacing the sanitary sewer line along Oceanview Blvd., and in conjunction with that project we will be replacing over a mile of storm drain line,” said Gho.

“I think Pacific Grove really values its history. Its cultural history and its natural history. And I think the museum operates on both fronts to preserve all aspects of our history,” said Museum Collection Curator Paul Vandecarr.

This year is also historic.

“This actually marks the 100th year anniversary of the City owning the collection here at the museum,” said Vandecarr.