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ConVal board approves transportation contract with notable rate increase; trustees push for route optimization study
Summary
The Contoocook Valley School District board voted to accept a transportation contract that includes a large increase in costs; trustees urged a $12,000–$15,000 outside route analysis and discussed single‑tier busing and later high‑school start times.
The Contoocook Valley School District board approved a new transportation contract at its Nov. 19 meeting after hearing a presentation on bid results and cost pressures. The action cleared the contractor recommendation included in the draft budget, though trustees raised concerns about the scale of the increase and asked staff to pursue route optimization analysis.
Neil (district staff overseeing transportation) told the board that other companies had declined to bid competitively given…
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