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Hingham committee debates transportation fee, electric‑bus grant and fleet planning
Summary
Transportation Director Parekh outlined plans to pilot electric vehicles and proposed a new student bus fee for grades 7–12. The committee approved a separate transportation rate motion during the meeting but deferred acceptance of a $2 million EPA electric‑bus grant pending more vendor and operating detail.
Parekh, the district’s transportation director, presented operations and fleet items at the Jan. 16 school committee meeting, including a proposal to pilot additional electric buses and a staff recommendation to charge a new transportation fee for certain riders.
Parekh described an ongoing electric‑vehicle pilot (the district has operated a single electric van successfully) and said administrators are reviewing options to lease additional electric buses and pay for charging‑infrastructure installation through vendor financing and possible grants. The administration said one federal program has offered a grant of $2,000,000 toward EV buses; staff asked the committee whether to accept that…
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