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Moorhead Area Public Schools outlines plan to cut contractor routes, convert others to in‑house service to save operating costs
Summary
At its April 28 meeting the Moorhead Area Public Schools board heard a transportation briefing showing the district expects to finish the year roughly $860,000 under budget and proposed reducing two contractor routes while converting several contractor runs to in‑house service to meet longer-term savings targets.
At the April 28 board meeting, Moorhead Area Public Schools received a transportation briefing showing the district expects to finish the fiscal year below budget and laid out a plan to reduce contractor routes and convert some contractor runs to in‑house routes for ongoing savings.
Steve (transportation staff) told the board the district’s original goal was to cut $1.5 million from transportation; the three objectives originally briefed produced about $1,290,000 in estimated savings. He said the district is "still tracking overall to come in about $860,000 under budget." That projection factors in a contracted 3% rate increase and salary adjustments, which Steve estimated would add roughly $225,000 to next year’s costs.
The plan presented…
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