The MCC Sports Center Update

By Adam Jasick, MCC Sports Director

The Sports Center is in full swing, and we are excited to share the new vision for our facilities and programs within the Monterey Country Club community. The Sports Center staff is committed to offering the finest instructional clinics and programming, social events and competitive opportunities, and to continuously improve our facilities. There have been many steps taken already in 2023 towards each of these goals. Instructional programming includes tennis stroke-of-the week clinics, as well as weekly doubles tactical drills. Multiple pickleball clinics are offered weekly for every level of player, creating the opportunity to learn strategies as you improve your game. MCC has hosted social exchanges with other clubs in pickleball and bocce, with more to come. On the social side, the “Swing into 2023 Round Robin and Social” is scheduled.

For the competitors in our community, we have huge (and growing) bocce leagues, three Desert Pickleball League teams, and 2 USTA Tennis League teams. In addition to the ever-exciting Bocce League playoffs, Tennis and Pickleball Club Championships have made a long overdue re-appearance on the 2023 sports calendar.

The final component to executing our new vision are improvements to your club facilities, with many projects already completed. These undertakings include every area of the facility, including resurfacing pickleball courts 9-12, replacing missing and damaged nets on the tennis and pickleball courts, and additional furniture for the bocce court and the Sports Center patio. In the Fitness Center, rollers, bands, kneeling pads and medicine balls have added/replaced. The equipment manufacturer conducted a full-service maintenance visit, making repairs as necessary, ensuring that all equipment is in good working condition. division this year. Trish Forte’, the HOA manager, and Adriana Garcia, Landscape Coordinator, took the initiative to look for water run-off in the streets, especially where there was pooling. They have replaced quite a few areas with drips as opposed to sprinklers, and then added rock or artificial turf. These areas look a lot nicer and we are not wasting water.

Water conservation is a huge topic right now. We are always looking for ways to improve our usage. We recently revised our guidelines to include the usage of artificial turf in designated common areas. We also have changed the HOA guidelines to include the use of any licensed landscape contractor to implement your common area renovation. Check with our HOA landscape coordinator Adriana at the HOA office, 760346-9778, first to ensure that this modification has been adopted at the time you submit your application. There are rules and guidelines that go along with this change.

Again, the goal of the Sports Center is to create opportunities for everyone to participate in whatever manner suits you best. If you have any questions, comments or just want to come by and say “hello,” your Sports Center staff is here for your health, fitness and fun!

Welcome to Spring and Seasonal Landscaping

By Christine Gessner-Easton, HOA Board Landscape Chair

By now Spring buds are coming out in and around our residences. It is a welcome sight as Spring is on its way and our landscape is enjoying warmer temperatures. A few projects have been taken on by the HOA landscape

We are currently looking at our approved plant list. This is a list of plants, trees, ground cover, shrubs and vines that residents are allowed to plant. Because the valley is getting hotter and hotter, some of these plants are dying off. We are looking for more heat tolerant ones to plant. You can find this plant list on the Monterey HOA portal. It is attached to the Landscape application. If you have any questions about a plant or the application process for common area renovation, contact Adriana. Desertscape can be just as colorful as regular landscape. It is all about your design.

Happy Spring everyone!