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Carson City trustees hear detailed update on aging bus fleet, staffing and pilot camera program
Summary
At an informational presentation, the district outlined a 47-bus fleet (33 buses older than 20 years), staffing shortages, electric-bus reliability problems and interest in automated enforcement cameras that recorded about 300 violations during a short pilot.
The Carson City School District on an informational agenda item reviewed the condition of its student-transportation fleet, staffing levels, walk zones and pilot bus-camera enforcement, Superintendent Fuehling and Transportation Director Sherry Fletcher told the Board of Trustees.
Fletcher said the district maintains 47 buses in its yard but noted that “33 of those buses are over 20 years old,” a factor officials said limits reliability and raises maintenance costs. “We have 47 total buses, and that that does not mean though there are 47 buses running every day. We have some spares,” Fletcher said.
Why it matters: Aging buses increase maintenance costs and risk service interruptions that affect student access to school and after-school activities. Trustees and staff discussed repair costs, replacement timelines and the trade-offs of cleaner but less reliable electric buses.
District staff described recent procurement and operations issues. Fletcher said two special-education buses ordered…
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