In this episode of What’s the Tea in Rural KC, I sit down with Odessa R-7 Superintendent Dr. John Otinger to break down the two ballot measures voters will see on the April 7 ballot.

We talk through why replacing McQuarrie Elementary has been identified as the district’s top facility priority, what improvements were completed in the 2022 bond issue, and what a potential new elementary school could look like.

We also cover the difference between the proposed no-tax-increase bond and the capital levy increase, how the project would be funded, and what happens depending on how voters respond at the polls.