Grand Terrace City Council and City Manger should work on Real Stimulus Plan by revision or suspension of some of the codes restricting the economic and sustainability efforts of its individual citizens.
To aid in helping home owners keep their homes the City Could:
Encourage House Sharing or Temporary Sub Leasing of Rooms and Homes so that Families can double up in a home. (This may stop forclosures in Grand Terrace, and increased population means increased sales tax.) Folks would eat more meals out if the Kitchen and House was busy.)
If the Home Owner is in the Home they should be able to Rent a Portion of their home to provide efficiency and income to pay the morgate. NO RENTAL INSPECTION IS NEEDED. Owner is in residence. Rent is Month to Month... HOWEVER, a 20.00 per month surcharge for added City Paid Services should be charged to any Home with more than 5 Occupants.
All Homes should be designated as sites for Home Occupations. City should provide a means for collection of sales, and sales tax via a GT Business Development Bank. This would allow online sales and transactions. These would be taxed and this would benefit the City... GTPAYs kind of comes to mind as a name...
All Homes should be assessed for a Solar Portch or Parking Cover that will generate Power for the City's Power Demand.... weaning us off of So Cal Edison...
The City Could have a Business of Selling GT ICE... made with our own Water using Solar Power to operate the ICE PLANT.. Or at least inviting a company to do this in GT... We have a resource Water and Sun and we don't use it to its fullest... WE NEED JOBS and TRANSPORTATION TO JOBS in this city.
The City could Encourage the re-establishment of farming and food growing in Grand Terrace. Small Back yard flocks of Hens, for eggs, say up to 6 per house hold. (No Rooster's)
Some of the larger yards could produce fruit and vegetables for our restaurants and Market Night.
In conclusion, the city needs to back off of the limits they put on citizens in adapting to these current economic times. A house with multiple families in it is better than an empty foreclosed home.
The failed City Management Mantra of Higher Home Prices are GREAT ... Debt Financing is GREAT... has come home to the entire country... they have failed to hear the warnings in the past, perhaps they will turn away from their fictional economic plan and grasp onto some that promote sustainability and community.
