CITIZENS ARE BEING RAILROAD BY DEVELOPER

The latest map of the the Barton Road "Town Center" no longer includes anything like a "city walk" for the citizens of Grand Terrace. It includes a big box Lowe's (which the City Manager said he knew nothing about) and Stater Brothers. The Library is now located off Michigan. Who comes up with these stupid ideas?

The citizens of Grand Terrace have been saying for two years that they do not want a Lowes. Why do they keep regurgitate these ideas. Do they really think the Citizens of Grand Terrace won't notice until it is too late. We are not hillbillies without an education.

I propose that the City Council request citizen volunteers to come up with a plan for Barton Road and fire Jacobson and his manipulations and side shows. We could invite developer competition. That is the American way.

Or, just give up the idea turn it into a park. We need more parks because half of Rollins park (the large track and lower field) cannot be used during the school hours. And when the highschool comes in we will not have access to Pico Park because the high school will be sharing it.

The Lowes project was originally part of the OAC until Jacobson thought he could make more money faster by puting it on the main street of Grand Terrace. Traffic was to be filtered through the OAC and not diverted down Barton Road.

Has anyone noticed how much vandalism and graffiti is going on now. Why are they putting up block walls on all the new projects?