[VIDEO] Bryant Council approves $350,000 grant for Mills Park; Accepts council member’s resignation

Council Member Miller reads resignation letter. See video and illustration below.

UDPATE AUG 25, 2022

There was only one item on the City Council agenda, but members accepted two.

Bryant City Council met Wednesday, August 24th in a Special Meeting to discuss whether to accept a $350,000 grant from Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Council members that were present voted to accept the grant.

Next, one council member, Brenda White Miller, presented her resignation. Miller explained that she is moving to another city. She went on to say that she has served Ward 4 since March 2010 when former Council Member Robbie Young moved from Bryant. She has lived in Bryant since 1989.

Miller recommended Jack Moseley, Jr. to complete her term on the Council. There are approximately four months left. Moseley filed to run for the position in early August. Miller did not file.

ORIGINAL AUG 24, 2022

The Bryant City Council will hold a special meeting meet Wednesday, August 24th at 5:15 p.m. to discuss a $350,000 grant from Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.

Come to the meeting in person at Boswell Municipal Complex-City Hall Courtroom, 210 SW 3rd Street or watch live on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/c/BryantArkansas.

The meeting agenda is as follows:

Special Bryant City Council – Boswell Municipal Complex – City Hall Court Room, 210 SW 3rd Street

Call to Order

Public Comments

Old Business

New Business

Parks and Recreation

1. Mills Park Playground Grant – RESOLUTION TO UTILIZE THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND TOURISM’S OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANT PROGRAM 50/50 Grant – $350,000 total – Three new play pieces and landscaping.