Grand Terrace Day Cut...

City cancels Grand Terrace Days
Stephen Wall, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/18/2009 03:50:40 PM PDT

GRAND TERRACE - The city's signature community event has been canceled this year, a casualty of the economic crisis.
Grand Terrace Days parade and festival had been held every June since 1984.
But the corporate sponsorships the city relies on to put on the event dried up this year, officials said.
"If this was subsidized by the city, we could still have gone forward with it," said acting City Manager Steve Berry.
"Unfortunately, it was not something that was funded in the budget."
The city has an events committee made up of service groups and community leaders that decided to cut back on major events because of the economy.
"This is a one-time thing, we hope," Mayor Maryetta Ferre said.
"Hopefully when the economy picks up, we can do it again."
Grand Terrace Days, which celebrated the city's 30th anniversary, cost about $40,000 last year, Berry said.
While the city doesn't budget any money for the event, employees who work that day get overtime pay, Berry said.
He said the city is working with community groups to put on a smaller-scale event Sept. 12 at Richard Rollins Community Park.
Officials are planning a pancake breakfast, car show, concert in the park and possibly a parade that day.


Dear Paww:
The above article does not suggest a possibility that the Corporation for Better Housing, AES and Doug Jacobsen and their ilk no longer need to pay for the City Council's Favor... Deals have been all made and projects done if there was financing to push them forward...

Or perhaps the Businesses are a bit shy of doing business with either Schwab and Berry with the lack of accountability for their past contributions and the apparent conflict of interest that could cause embarrassment or worse.

Sure the cost of doing business and incomes are down...

It is right that Grand Terrace Days should be for and by Grand Terrace Area and Citizens anyway.

The Fire House Pancake Breakfast could be done out of the Rollings Park Snack Bar, Combine the Breakfast with Local Display of Crafts and invite all those who participate in Market Night to bring their displays for a Free Market Night. or a City Wide Yard Sale... with free space designated at the park for each seller... in the park and on Mt Vernon along the side walk. Grand Terraces Longest Sale... say from Mt Vernon and Barton Rd to the Pocket park and up to the park if the CJUSD does not want to participate with fund raising booths at Terrace Hills ... PTA for Terrace View or Terrace Hills and Grand Terrace Elm could have What Not Sales... of donated What Nots...

The city would provide a big dumpster at the end of day for any unsold item, after a charity truck got first pick of the left overs that no one wants to take back home.

This could bring income to clubs and teams and clean out our garages at the same time.

Breakfast, Breakfast Music... NOT POP YOUR EAR AMPLIFICATION PLEASE... and it would not cost much... if anything. Dumpsters from Burtec... I think they will donate this non cash contribution.