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Board approves purchase of two driver’s-ed vehicles; debate over electric vehicles and funding continues
Summary
Board authorized up to $98,000 to buy two driver’s education vehicles. Administrators outlined a Plan A using anticipated $300,000 state funding to support EVs and chargers and a Plan B to buy gasoline vehicles; trustees raised concerns about EV supply, maintenance and vandalism risk.
Community High School District 99 approved the purchase of two driver’s education vehicles with a cost ceiling of $98,000, while board members pressed district staff about whether to prioritize electric vehicles (EVs) if anticipated state funding materializes.
The district’s operations lead, Travis, told the board the district seeks to replace older Ford Fusion driver’s-ed cars and described two options: Plan A would purchase EVs and install chargers if a proposed…
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