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Public and trustees push for early planning on electric-bus transition; district outlines constraints
Summary
Public commenters and trustees urged CONNETQUOT Central School District to begin planning now for a mandated transition to electric buses; the superintendent described funding, infrastructure, fire-suppression and grid constraints and noted the district has filed an initial plan with NYSED.
A public commenter and several trustees pressed the CONNETQUOT Central School District Board to accelerate planning and budgeting for conversion of the districts bus fleet to electric vehicles. The districts superintendent said the district has filed an initial plan with the State Education Department and outlined technical and financial constraints.
A member of the public who spoke during open comment urged the board to begin work immediately on buying electric buses and the related charging infrastructure, saying the district should…
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