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Syosset includes three-bus purchase in proposed budget as district weighs hybrid fleet
Summary
District officials included an allocation for three buses in the proposed 2025'6 budget and said analysis shows a roughly three-year breakeven if state aid (about 36% reimbursement) holds; administrators said they will return with detailed recommendations while transportation contract negotiations continue.
Syosset Central School District administrators said the proposed 2025'6 budget includes an allocation to purchase three buses and outlined a plan to operate a hybrid fleet combining in-house vehicles with contracted services.
The district presented an analysis indicating that, with estimated state-aid reimbursement of about 36% on bus purchases and assuming a 10-year vehicle life, the purchase of three buses would reach breakeven in roughly three years. The presentation said the analysis included operating costs such as drivers' salaries, parts and…
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