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Facilities committee recommends full board authorize $180,822.95 84-seat bus, discusses safety and camera rollout
Summary
The RSU 40/MSAD 40 facilities committee voted 6–0 to recommend the full board authorize a lease-purchase of an 84-seat flat-nose school bus priced at $180,822.95. Members also discussed driver safety after recent tragedies, camera systems that record to on-board DVRs, and rollout of BusRight tablets.
The RSU 40/MSAD 40 facilities committee voted 6–0 to recommend that the full school board authorize a lease-purchase of a new school bus priced at $180,822.95. The committee heard that the vehicle is an 84-seat flat‑nose model with factory‑installed interior and exterior cameras and a radio, and that the financing will require attorney review because the note exceeds $100,000.
Brian (committee member) presented the item and said the finance committee has already recommended the purchase and asked…
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