215 Improvements are Not For GT Benefit.

When the City Council and City Management are aggressively taking some pride in the allocation of SANBAG Funds for the 215 road project... Steve Berry saying that represents 20,000.00 per household of captured taxes he is misleading the community as to the purpose of the funds.

Sure the Improved 215 will have an impact on Grand Terrace. Let's hope for one that the rush hour traffic driving through GT will be minimized. However, the negative will be some of those cars not passing through GT will not stop and pick up dinner on the way home. Businesses will be impacted by less traffic on Barton Rd. Businesses near the Freeway will be removed, relocated or just paid off to vacate.

As a taxpayer I know the road serves people driving past Grand Terrace... not people driving to Grand Terrace. One change will be I may do more of my shopping and entertainment spending in Riverside than in San Bernardino, as I currently avoid going to Riverside due to the traffic.

(I have not heard some one say, I am not going to Grand Terrace because of the traffic).

I hope the City Management and City Council get over their ego inflation. Neither the Universe or Caltrans consider GT the center of importance. GT did not get the money... the 215 passing GT got the money. Let us not be so self important to not undersatnd the reality of the situation.

During the construction, local shops will have an increased lunch trade. GT for the most part will not have an increase of Business Investment or Activity as a result of the construction. Yes we will have a new offramp. Perhaps a Elementary School to replace, and businesses moved, or lossed. One thing that would be nice to know is where the darn thing will be. Who has to move.

It is interesting the Assistant City Manager is allowed to post comments to a blog, (Not this one) and yet the Entire City Council and City Email is Blocked from reciept of notices and information from this Blog. What kind of Government Controls Information? You fill in the name........