Example of Why the Name...

Here is an Example of GT CITY Council / Management Double Speak.

The GT City Council refused to take any action to protect the students attending the HS#3 against there being an operational Power Plant directly across the street from the high school site.

There were petitions, and the CJUSD issued a letter of concern to the regulatory agency but the City of Grand Terrace declined to protect the students and citizens.

The City gave minimal Lip Service to the Residents who expressed concern however, they never gave Roxanne Willimas sufficient time to present her concerns at a City Council Meeting, they would not put it on the agenda and refused to take any action… Why… well read Steve Berry’s own words.

Health and Safety be damn… it is or was about money… Not what was good for the students or community but money for them to spend on their pet projects which have not been to benefit the community but to the benefit of a select few developers and realators in the community.

I do agree that the HS#3 should be called GTHS… however I understand why it isn’t… More than the Board of Education needs to be changed if we are going to have the Public Served by our elected and paid government officials.


Air quality officials halt plans for a replacement power plant in Grand Terrace
04:15 PM PDT on Saturday, April 4, 2009
By RICHARD BROOKS and SONJA BJELLANDThe Press-Enterprise

Regional air pollution officials have halted plans for a replacement power plant in Grand Terrace that aimed to diminish rolling brownouts and would have boosted city revenue.

"You're looking at a loss of about $600,000 in revenue a year from property taxes and franchise fees ... on a general fund budget of $5.3 million a year," acting City Manager Steve Berry said of the 11.3 percent hit. "You're talking about (additional) policing, roads and public services."

The decision was among the first by the South Coast Air Quality Management District since a judge's ruling in November changed how power plants purchase emission offset credits, said spokesman Sam Atwood.

Because of the ruling, the company proposing the plant, AES Highgrove, could not purchase such credits from the district to compensate for pollution, he said.

If the company obtains the credits another way or if pending legislation allows for changes in the process, the plant could reapply, Atwood said.

The 300-megawatt natural gas-powered "peaker" plant would have been limited to operating a specific number of hours annually, primarily to meet demands throughout the region on hot days.

The proposal, along the 12700 block of Taylor Street in Grand Terrace, would have replaced a mothballed diesel-fired electric plant once operated by Southern California Edison.
Reach Richard Brooks at 951-368-9463 or rbrooks@PE.com or Sonja Bjelland at 951-368-9642 or sbjelland@PE.com