Senior Center/ Housing Moves Forward

It is fantastic that the Senior Housing and Center Project is moving forward.

However, the actions of the City are still in a fog of closed meetings and contractor or developer selection process. How is it that the raffle for the use of the snack bar during the GT Days can be placed on the channel 3 flip adds and yet not one mention of solicitation for bids on this perhaps the largest GT and government project.

This may be the most wonderful and best project for the funds of the community, if one were to support the idea of the city being in the development business. However, how can the city not support affordable housing for people of all ages in Grand Terrace. Can a 20 year old rent a place in Grand Terrace for 500.00? Where do the people earning minimum wage in retail jobs live? Remember that Retail is the main focus of the city's development plan in the commercial zones and industrial or manufacturing zones of the city.

An OPEN and Fair city management would have announced in a big way a call for bids or proposals for the Senior Center and Housing Development. A number of plans should have been presented to the city and the community. The citizens should have a look see to see where their funds are being spent.

This is part of the funds that were "refinanced" a debt that the City Manager suggests is not a debt, yet the City is the Redevelopment Agency's co signer.

It is time that the Code of Grand Terrace be changed so that all meetings are public, and all contracts of the city and RDA are announced, and publicly reviewed.