RICK HEUER from Monterey Peninsula Taxpayers Association to speak at Liberty & Libations
Schedule
Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm
UTC-08:00Location
London Bridge Pub - Monterey | Monterey, CA
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The Libertarian Party of Monterey County is privileged to have Rick Heuer join us to speak at our next Liberty & Libations meetup on February 4, 2026. Mr. Heuer is President of the Monterey Peninsula Taxpayers Association and has been a tireless advocate in many other ways. He will be speaking to us about:-
** Status of MPTA legal action with MPWMD & refunds
** Prop 19 modification petition
** The coming tax tsunami
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RICK HEUER (Pronounced Hoyer) BIO:
I have lived on the Monterey Peninsula for over 45 years. A graduate with a BA from University of California and a MBA from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.
Current
President – Monterey Peninsula Taxpayers Association
Member – MPC Citizens Bond Oversight Committee
Member – City of Monterey Measure P&S Fiscal Oversight Committee
Previously
NCIP Commissioner – City of Monterey
Planning Commissioner – City of Monterey
Architectural Review Committee – City of Monterey
MPUSD – Bond Oversight Committee Chair
Regional Parks District – Member Bont Oversight Committee
After leading the successful effort to oppose the first MPUSD bond, joined MPTA, and after several years was elected President. Plaintiff in two legal actions against the MPWMD, the first unsuccessful and the second successful.
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MONTEREY PENINSULA TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION:
Founded over 35 years ago MPTA has been a tireless advocate on behalf of the taxpayers on the Monterey Peninsula. They are actively involved in reviewing tax measure before, during and after elections. We monitor the activities of public agencies to ensure they are following the letter of the law. We have participated in numerous legal actions in concert with other organizations and when necessary on our own.
Many years ago we successfully file suit against the County of Monterey when they enacted a sales tax measure with 5 votes over the 50% majority with the courts agreeing with our argument that it needed a 2/3 majority. The win resulted in the return of multiple millions of illegally collected sales tax dollars to the taxpayers.
We have just successfully won a case against the Water Management Board for their failure to follow their own ordinance and sunset the Water Supply Charge. The has already saved the taxpayers over 3 million dollars and refund checks for over 3 million dollars are due to be mailed in March.
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The address for London Bridge Pub is 256 Figueroa St in Monterey, CA, on Wharf #2. We will likely be in the back room. We will socialize for around 15 or 20 minutes before the talk begins. Attendees are encouraged to arrive at 5:30pm, as early as possible in order to get food/beverage orders in and seating arranged so that the speaker can begin promptly.
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Finally, please let us know how you might be interested in getting involved with LPMC in 2026 !
IN LIBERTY,
Chris Kramer
Chair, LP of Monterey County
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London Bridge Pub - Monterey, 256 Figueroa St, Monterey, CA 93940-2476, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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