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Board approves purchase of 10 buses totaling $1.66 million as district seeks drivers
Summary
Madison County Schools approved buying 10 buses (mixed fleet including two wheelchair-equipped special needs buses) for $1,656,830; transportation staff said the district runs roughly 162 routes, transports about 9,000 students twice daily and currently has 10 driver openings.
The Madison County Board of Education approved the purchase of 10 school buses on Oct. 17, authorizing a package that includes two special-needs buses with wheelchair lifts, four 72-passenger conventional buses and four 84-passenger rear-engine buses.
Transportation director-level staff (Chuck Cash) and Pat Hoskins explained the requested fleet purchase reflects a routine rotation and specific routing needs; they said…
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