Go Forth and INFORM

The City of Grand Terrace has received a presentation which includes the removal of all or part of Grand Terrace Elementary School. Why disturb the historical first school in Our Community. So that MORE CARS can drive through our city, shop in big box stores and leave their tax dollars to pay for increased law enforcement needed perhaps because of the increased traffic, and big box stores including those which attract day labor camps.

The Plan disrupts both sides of Barton Road so that it can facilitate a larger freeway on ramp, and a wider freeway. Why not move the ramps so that only the south side of Barton Road is affected. Yes this would Preserve the School grounds except to the minimal intrusion along the freeway side of the campus. Yes, this would force the relocation of existing businesses, and the loss of property of the City's "Proffered Developers" the latter being the primary benefactors of the Development Plan.

First and foremost lets not give up our Historical School Site, and the Community Center the Lions Manage for the betterment of the Community. Secondly and equally as important lets see that the existing businesses are compensated fairly, and moved or included in the new plan so that there is no additional cost to them staying in our community.

Thirdly, lets make every effort to have the driveways and off-ramp to the Big Box stores all start and end on the Freeway and not through our town... Side entrances for Grand Terrace Traffic would be fine, but let's not encourage Barton Road to be used anymore than it is as a rush hour freeway bypass. The Construction of the Roads will be bothersome enough for the next 10 years or so.

In Conclusion. Don't let the City proceed with this Development Plan unless others are allowed to provide alternatives long before a "Preferred Developer" is selected. Let's hope that Developer will have a better Plan than the City's Past Schwabland OAC and the one Presented Last Week.

Inform Your School Board Members, State and Federal Representatives. Tell the City Council to Stop Tom Schwab and the CRA from this Madness..