Bryant School Alumni and Parents Speak to Help Public Understand the Millage Election

Members of the Greater Bryant Chamber of Commerce met for lunch Thursday and heard from several in the community on a Q & A panel, dedicated to educating the public on the upcoming millage election for Bryant Public Schools. MySaline was there to get video and ask questions.

In the video below, you’ll see

Todd Rhoden, Executive Director of the Chamber;
Jeremiah Oltmans of Crye-Leike & All Things Real Estate;
Matt Orender of CDI Contractors;
Patrick Shroeder of Baldwin Shell;
Scott Inman of GenWealth Financial Advisors (formerly KATV News Anchor);
Carlton Billingsley of Floors & More and Bryant City Council; and
Melissa Sanders of Springhill Elementary PTO.

Below the video, there is a Fact Flyer from Bryant Public Schools.

5:11 – Intro / How does the millage effect economic development in Bryant? (to all panelists)
11:55 – Why is it important to have a strong school district in relation to growing successful cities? (Scott)
13:31 – Will our home values increase if this millage passes? (to Jeremiah)
14:44 – When you work on building projects of the size and length of time on this potential projects, how does this effect our hotels and restaurants? (to Matt & Patrick)
16:45 – Can you embellish on how this millage relates to the voters’ sales tax and property tax from the City’s prospective, and also the projected growth of our city? (to Carlton)
19:53 – As a resident of Hurricane Lake Estates, can you explain the situation currently going on in the neighborhood and how this could affect your neighborhood/future property value? (to Melissa)
22:35 – What happens if this millage does not pass? (to all panelists)
29:36 – Audience Q&A/discussion:
-Where to get signs
-Open Polling voting
-Vote according to residence
-Millage failure = strict budget cuts / state takeover
-Addressing voter apathy
-Why didn’t you plan for this growth
-Are the buildings too extravagant