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Hingham School Committee approves seven‑year lease for 10 electric buses, citing first‑year savings
Summary
The Hingham School Committee voted 5–2 on Nov. 10 to authorize the executive director of business services to sign a seven‑year lease with Highland for 10 electric school buses. Staff said the contract would absorb charging infrastructure and electricity costs and estimated roughly $225,000 in first‑year savings, while several members urged caution
The Hingham School Committee on Nov. 10 authorized the executive director of business services to enter a seven‑year lease with Highland for 10 electric buses, a vote that passed 5–2.
Business services staff presented an updated cost comparison after federal and state grant funding efforts fell through. Ayesha Oppong, the district’s executive director of business services (as identified in the meeting packet), told the committee Highland had reduced its price and that the lease package would include charging infrastructure and electricity costs, which “is absorbed into the contract” and is not billed to the district. Oppong said…
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