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Weare board awards five-year transportation contract to Student Transportation of America, votes to cut one route to limit cost impact
Summary
The Weare School Board accepted a five-year transportation contract with Student Transportation of America with steep first-year price increases and voted to reduce regular routes from 12 to 11 to offset most of the cost.
The Weare School Board accepted a five-year bid from Student Transportation of America (STA) and voted to reduce regular daily bus routes from 12 to 11 to reduce the immediate tax and budgetary impact.
School administrators presented results of a competitive bid process conducted by SAU 24 on behalf of Heather Guevara and John Stark, saying STA and First Student submitted proposals. The board was told STA’s offer carried a 10.82% rate increase for year one and 5.44% annually thereafter on the district’s baseline routes, with similar escalators that could affect special-education, extracurricular and field-trip runs.
The board and staff described the…
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