Lowes, Stater's, Miguels Drive Through In Town Center

Can you imagine having a Lowes, Stater's, Miguels Drive Through, in your back yard. Well, if you are any where near what the city hopes is the new Town Center that is the mix you are getting. Now why should large companies like loess, and Stater's benefit from the City's Redevelopment Plans. Parking Lots, Large Box Stores, Noise, Lights, Traffic, frankly I'd rather have the city sell the property at a truly open auction, with the parcels as they were originally. Or give them back to the previous owners, with the previous owners being given a sweetheart deal of a zero interest loan pay back for any funds they have already received from the city. The amount due upon the sale of the property to a person or persons not a direct family member. Yes, I think the City should take it in the .... Pocket book for its transgressions of the US Constitution. The City Manager, and Council should be charged with violation of Civil Rights of the Previous Property owners. They should be held personally responsible for their actions as they often acted without providing the public proper notice prior to the actions being taken. They continue to obscure the city's actions by failing to implement proper contract announcements, agenda notifications, and Public Notices in the News Paper or on their Web Site.

Will the cost to Stater's be equal to or greater than the per square foot rental, or purchase of property developed without the "assistance" of the City? Will Lowes turn off their yard lights, and hold deliveries and restocking to daylight hours only so that the noise of stacking lumber will not interfere with people sleeping? With an EMPTY KMart down the hill, and a struggling Mall where BigLot's is, WHY on earth would any one build in GT. WHY, BECAUSE the CITY is giving away the property at a below market rate.

Will the noise bother students at Grand Terrace Elementary? Will the increased traffic be good for the students at the school. Now, the morning and evening commuters are not during school hours. Lowes, and Stater's will be a constant flow of traffic and noise.

How on earth is the city still pretending to have the authority to put a Library in the Town Center Development. Our Library is a County Library. It would be best if the Library is incorporated into the Plans for the High School, and be built adjacent to that truly public development project.

If you get a call from a pollster tell them what you feel. It is interesting that at the City Council Meeting Citizens who speak on the Development Plans are generally against them, and only a minority speaks positively about the development and the process used to force people from the full enjoyment of their private property. Yet the Poll to over 20 Minutes to answer, and it is obvious that the City Staff, City Planning committee and the City Manager have all come to their decision with regards to the property.

If one person is forced off their land, no one should do business with any company which has used the CRA to aid in their placement. Do not let the city benefit from its bad acts.