The (former) Bryant Elementary School, at 316 Westover in Brookside, has been vacant for decades. You may remember that several months ago the Kansas CIty Public Schools system wanted to solicit proposals to redevelop this building into teacher housing for the district. That idea was rejected by the community, and now KCPS is considering proposals for new homes on the site.

There was an open meeting for the community last month to hear details on the three proposals. I was unable to attend–it was on Friday, June 26 right in the middle of all the World Cup festivities and I was hosting out of town guests! However, you can view the proposals online and participate in a survey about the options. Each proposal is a little different: one proposal wants 20 single family homes*; another proposal outlines single family homes/townhomes and an early childhood center on the site; and another offers 14 homes. I read through all three and some were more detailed than others. It is helpful if you read the Q&A section as well, which is a summary of the questions asked at the meeting and the answers given. KCPS says it will chose from one of these three proposals.

If you live in Brookside, please take a few minutes and give your opinion! The survey is open until the end of July. You can read the proposals and the Q&A remarks here:

https://kansascitypsmo.sites.thrillshare.com/page/bryant-site-page

The survey is on the same page as well.

*Every single family home built will likely be over $1,000,000.