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Board approves purchase of four grant‑funded paratransit buses totaling $769,522
Summary
Kootenai County approved buying four replacement paratransit vehicles using existing federal grant funds and required cash match. Staff said the vehicles exceeded FTA useful life (5 years or 150,000 miles) and had recurring mechanical failures; estimated procurement cost is $769,522 with no local operating cost increase.
Kootenai County commissioners voted Jan. 13 to approve the purchase of four replacement paratransit buses using existing federal grant funds and required local cash match.
Chad Ingle of the transit department told the board the four vehicles have exceeded the Federal Transit Administration’s defined useful life (five years or 150,000…
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