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Residents urge Gravette board to keep land for growth and not move graduation to Sunday
Summary
Public commenters at the Gravette School District meeting urged the board not to sell district land held for future growth, raised safety concerns about commercial development near schools, and urged the board not to schedule graduation on a Sunday; speakers also urged caution about using district funds or authority for on-site child care.
At a regular Gravette School District board meeting, public commenters urged the board to reconsider selling two parcels the district had acquired for future growth and to avoid moving commencement ceremonies to Sunday.
Hope Duke, introduced by the board as the first public commenter, said the parcels were purchased to preserve options for growth and warned that selling them now would forfeit a rare opportunity. "You can't just look at 10 or 15 years," she said, arguing the board's responsibility is…
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