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PERRYTON ISD approves multi‑year plan to replace aging bus fleet
Summary
The PERRYTON ISD Board of Trustees authorized purchases this year and committed budget authority for additional buses next year, approving a plan to address an aging transportation fleet and to buy vans and cars to meet near‑term needs.
The PERRYTON ISD Board of Trustees approved a multi‑year plan to refresh the district’s aging transportation fleet, authorizing purchases for 2024–25 and committing budget authority for additional buses in 2025–26. The board’s motion passed unanimously, 7–0.
Board members voted to authorize the superintendent to purchase a 46‑passenger “Ranger” bus and a 40‑passenger Bluebird (white activity) bus for the 2024–25 school year and to allot up to $110,000 to buy a used 14‑passenger van and an additional car or equivalent “best value” vehicles. For the 2025–26 school year the board approved planning to acquire a second 40‑passenger white bus and a 71‑passenger Bluebird yellow activity bus with the higher‑power (240 hp) engine. The motion was presented on the recommendation of district staff and approved after roughly an hour and a half of discussion.
The board discussion focused on three central issues: vehicle selection and…
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