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Supervisors approve ordering two replacement transit buses, commit funds while DOT delivery lags
Summary
Benton County approved ordering two Ford Transit replacement buses now and earmarked committed funds to cover anticipated shortfalls; federal/state DOT funding of $71,000 per bus leaves the county with an estimated per-bus shortfall of roughly $55,000.
Benton County supervisors authorized county staff to order two replacement transit buses and to place the purchase authority in the secondary-road committed fund after a Jan. 7 presentation by the transportation director.
The transportation director reported that the state Department of Transportation (DOT) provides $71,000 per replacement bus under the grant that funds the purchases, but the vendor base price and added…
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