Specific Plan vs General Plan

It is well worth your time to read the Grand Terrace Specific Plan (link at bottom)and compare it to the General Plan (obtainable from the City). While the Specific Plan is more vague in language than the General Plan, it is apparent that the original seven who comprised the information were in line with what the town requirements, needs and wants were.

The General Plan notes that Grand Terrace is already in the path of too much pollution, based on the studies. So why do we need more studies? Why waste valuable money? Just how much has the City spent on studies? Shouldn't they be accountable?

It also states that we need more parks based on the number of people in our City. The General Plan included recreational development, based on the obvious lifestyle of our City's residents. It talks of technical industry growth; businesses that do not pollute. It does not talk about "Big Box Industries" that will contribute to the pollution, crime and traffic.

Imagine when the Barton Road Project (Lowes and Stater Brothers), High School on Pico; OAC and freeway change; the 15 units on DeBerry and Washington; The four, 4- unit housing project off Preston; and the condo project by Michigan on Deberry are in. It is already difficult to get through traffic in the morning and evening. Add to that more trucks, commuters, transients and employees. Remember, we already have too much pollution.

According to the Grand Terrace Website to Attract Businesses

"Grand Terrace wants to enhance its unique characteristics and create an active “village type” downtown while welcoming entertainment uses such as a country club, movie theater, bowling alley, and children’s exploratorium.

Due to the beauty of its location, nearness to the Loma Linda Medical cluster, and high educational levels, Grand Terrace expects to be a hub for medical related, high technology industries. It has approximately 20 acres of affordable prime commercial land located close to the I-215 freeway and 100 acres of underutilized or vacant commercial/industrial land and business park area along the freeway in a redevelopment zone. Meanwhile, its retail base is expanding rapidly in the specialty goods area. Mr. TV Video, for instance, is ranked 41st in electronic sales of Mitsubishi’s 700 nationwide dealers.

Grand Terrace is perfect for businesses who wish to relocate or establish itself in the area. Businesses will benefit from the no utility use tax, low business license fees and inexpensive water and sewer rates. If your business is interested in relocating or establishing itself in Grand Terrace please feel free to call me directly at (909) 430-2226.
Thank you for your interest! Please e-mail me if you would like more information about doing business in Grand Terrace...Steve Berry mailto:sberry@cityofgrandterrace.org?Subject=Economic Asst. City Manager
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This ad looks nothing like the projects our City Council, Manager and Planning Department have been presenting and railroading through.

Please - find out for yourselves.

If we don't stop our City from taking away our precious life style, it will be too late

During the last Planning Commission Meeting Chairman Wilson asked how a Developer could take control of a City's development? The answer was Planning Dept., City Council and Mr. Berry are in agreement. But when asked the same question, they play stupid. Shouldn't they be accountable to the Citizens of Grand Terrace?

Inform yourself by coming to the City Council Meetings City Council meetings they are held the second and fourth Thursday of each month. The meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. and are held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 22795 Barton Road.

In my opinion and experience, our elected officials should be ashamed of themselves because we trusted them. Their decisions and conversations with developers should be a matter of record.