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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Report On Ad Hoc Meeting On School Board Redistricting

From Garden City School District Facebook Page.

Bryce Huefner: "If you didn't make the meeting about moving the discussion forward on redistricting on February 10 in Garden City, you missed a very good one. There were 12 or so people present. It started a little hot, but we were able to discuss our concerns and came to a consensus. We support the commissioners in getting this completed by the first of July. We also appreciate the work of the committee and the commissioners.

Andy Stokes will be approaching the county commissioners in March with some benchmarks we discussed tonight. We hope the ideas are acceptable.

The best part of the meeting was at the end as we talked about the maps, the process, the effects of change and the county in general. We really want to see success for all. 

The question was asked: "What can we do to support the ranching community?" Because none of us are ranchers, we really don't know much but one thing we can do for starters is support "our" county fair better and build bridges.  We know it is not much but it is a start. Well, that was the discussion, wish you could have been there."
 
Joey Stocking Thank you Bryce. That was a super informative meeting. I'm sorry I had to leave early. I love that you are taking time out of your busy schedule to meet with constituents and discuss what is the best way to proceed on things. And I highly respect that the consensus that was agreed upon and that you chose to support was something that was probably slower than you were originally wanting. You are a good man!
 
Zack McKee I am not gonna lie I was pretty skeptical about going into this meeting but I am glad I did. This meeting was about how we can help our commissioners set goals to reach their final goal by their selected date. And just like Bryce said, probably the best part in the meeting was the discussion of how we (the Garden city community as a whole) should make it a priority to support our county in anyway possible. We should support our county fair more. If the ranchers are ever in a BLM quarrel we should jump to their side and defend them.

Loved the outcome of the meeting and the direction.
 

Ben Negus I too was concerned at the beginning of the meeting thinking it was going to be a lot of butting heads. I appreciate the approach everyone took of being respectful of others opinions. I feel like we took a big step in the process of uniting our county. Thanks Bryce Huefner for taking time to listen to all and adjust your ideas to the ideas of your constituents. Wish more people would have come.

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