New Council Member

Welcome to the City Council Walt... Perhaps your first night will include questions about Lunch Fund for Lee Ann and Steve and the City Staff... speaking of having a hand out to the public.

For those who lost this time around.... thanks for putting yourself up for public service. Please try again, in non Presidential Election Years the number of votes you got may have resulted in your being elected. So Please hang in there and run again... AND Please become a member of the "Other Side of the Podium" as the Public needs a voice OFF of the COUNCIL to ask the inconvenient questions, not on the "Agenda".

Restaurant owner takes a seat at Grand Terrace council table
By Stephen Wall, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 11/05/2008 09:59:28 PM PST


GRAND TERRACE - Walt the pasta maker is cooking up a recipe for success on the City Council.
Walt Stanckiewitz, the 58-year-old owner of La Pasta Italia restaurant, wrapped up a spot on the council Tuesday night.

Incumbents Jim Miller and Lee Ann Garcia won the other two seats that were up for grabs in the six-candidate race.


A native of Munich, Germany, Stanckiewitz served in the U.S. Army from 1972 to 1978, achieving the rank of captain. He and his wife, Monique, have operated their restaurant on Barton Road for nearly 20 years. They have a 20-year-old daughter, Lindsey.

The couple moved to the city after losing their Running Springs home in the Slide Fire last year.
Stanckiewitz said he will bring the perspective of a small business owner to the council.
He thinks the city's biggest challenge is balancing the budget in the midst of tough economic times. He also wants to make sure that a new high school and Stater Bros. market get built.
"We need to be very judicious in how we spend our money," Stanckiewitz said. "The last thing we want to do is go to the residents with our hand out."