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Transportation supervisor proposes nearly $1M bus replacement plan; EV buses slated for later budget discussion
Summary
Supervisor Nicole Arteta presented a bus replacement proposal, new driver-training programs and staff recognitions; the district excluded EV buses from the immediate purchase and will present any EV proposal in the March 13 budget presentation.
Nicole Arteta, supervisor for transportation for the HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, presented a departmental snapshot and a bus replacement proposal to the board, and outlined new driver training and employee-recognition initiatives.
Arteta told the board the district’s fleet travels about 7,903 miles every school day (about 1,422,461 miles per year), drives roughly 346 hours daily (about 62,268 hours per school year) and transports 3,481 students each day. The transportation team she supervises includes about 125 employees with roughly six vacancies and six or seven staff on leave.
On vehicle purchases, Arteta said the replacement plan presented that night did not include electric vehicles. The proposed purchases were one seven-passenger minivan, one…
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