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DCG officials preview changes to bus eligibility as area development could shift hundreds off routes
Summary
Transportation Director Jeff Wolf told the board the district may change walk/pay/free bus zones across all buildings; under the current policy, development near Oak View could move roughly 150 elementary students and about 190 high‑school students out of free service, and staff plan a formal recommendation next year.
Transportation Director Jeff Wolf told the Dallas Center‑Grimes Community School District board that development in Grimes could push hundreds of students out of the district’s free‑ride zones under current rules and that the district will present a formal policy recommendation next year.
Wolf summarized the district’s existing rules: for K–4 the walk zone is 1 mile, grades 5–8 is 2 miles and the high‑school walk zone is 3 miles. He said the district distinguishes walk‑zone measurements by road distance, not line‑of‑sight or sidewalks, and that exceptions apply for students with disabilities and where no safe walking path exists.
“Walk zone is an area around each school where bus service is not available,” Wolf said,…
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