Pawww...
Is yet another upcoming meeting going on at G.T.
At 6PM of May 14th, Wed. a meeting is going to take palce in Council Room, on the development over the downtown vacant parcel.
This project has been known as Towne Square or Town Center.
The P.C. and Plan. Dept. already has problems with it. Grading and slopes being one. The supermarket pad has been moved over to extreme west end now.
There is new Money involved here now, and looks like a new lead person too. But project is at standstill. The developer needs input.
GrandPa Has to ADD:
Gee ya think the "Developer" is interested in input... shucks, I think the community has spoken loud and clear, no Large Big Box Retail, no need for another struggling Drug Store, and a Bigger Stater Brothers, with a Drug Store is not really needed in GT if the current location is left vacant... No they don't want our input... they just want us to agree with them... More Drug Stores, and we know that is really a Liquor Store in a Dress Suit. More Bars, or added traffic near school children... The Citizens have been right in the past, simply put we don't need more retail, we need to have PRODUCTIVE JOBS in GT, not RETAIL JOBS...
Paww... SHARRON ABBOT and the CITIZENS HAD IT RIGHT.... AGAIN
Heard news this evening regarding the lawsuit against Riveside Cement.
Aparently, the locals claim the blowing cement dust causes (lung) cancer.
About 3-4months ago, the company agreed to tarp all exposed piles of cement and then do some watering of the avenues also. All in a manner to control dust.
Someone got upset, and called the A.Q.M.D. on them and said "listen....!!" Riverside Cement was asked asked to show proof that cement dust did not cause the cancers. They cited some old A.Q.M.D. study.
Apparently this study was flawed in the research data, and drew wrong conclusions then too. The locals have filed suit against the A.Q.M.D. and Riverside Cememnt. "Lets see your proof, and don't show us that old 1950's study again. Lets see somenewer data" In turn the A.Q.M.D. has said this will take some time to regenerate data. The locals want Riverside Cement to either stop manufacturing cement, go out of business, do better on stopping the dust, or....
Now, as of today, the court has yet to rule if there ought to be a cease action (or manufacure of cement) .
I remember a couple years ago, that Manhole Builders and the Planning Dept. cited the same old A.Q.M.D. study. It's safe....
Sharon Abbot mentioned there had been numerous questions regarding the A.Q.M.D. back then, but data was old (like 1950's quality with an update of 1960's quality) but M.B. was shot down, however the City of G.T. Planning Dept. was still quoting this older study as proof.
Again actions of G.T. falls into place with neighbor. She had a bump of vehicles at the western most end of Newport. Is visually impacted there. Cannot see anyway except for in your auto rear view mirror. This was reported to city several months ago. Just after the building of new chain link fence along lower Vivienda. Per city staff, no problem, we know who is at fault in these instances. And we generally side with the affected local party.
Thus if you get hit, damaged (or killed) the city will then come to your defence, and state it was all the fault of...."I had thought the city was supposed to look out for or investigate possible impacts, now they backed off that until an incident happends and will point the finger as to who was wrong. Yepp. "I am sorry that ____ died because of our actions, but if you need us further in a lawsuit against _____ just give us a call and we will be therefor you with moral support."
"I am sorry that your husband died because of our actions, but if you need us further in a lawsuit against the cement company just give us a call and we will be there for you with moral support.""I am sorry that beloved one died because of our actions, but if you need us further in a lawsuit against Southern California Edison Company (or Edison International) just give us a call and we will bethere for you with moral support."
"I am sorry that mother died because of our actions,but if you need us further in a lawsuit against the actions of the City Council and City Manager of G.T. just give us a call and we will be there for you with moral support.
"Planning Commission meeting on the 17th. Expect a report. Main thing on agenda is review of General Plan(again). In early January P.C. meeting, the Director(Gary) said everything had been reviewed once or twice already (in 2007) No, meetings were planned to discuss such unless a misunderstanding came up.
Apparently some one is confused about the language as we all are.
