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Board agrees to proceed with May bus replacement plan; electric-bus proposition deferred for further study
Summary
The board reviewed a bus replacement proposal for three large and three smaller buses and, after debate about electric-bus reliability, cost, and state aid, signaled consensus to proceed with the replacement plan for the May vote while continuing study and community education on electric buses for a potential fall referendum.
Carrie presented a vehicle purchase proposal for the district’s bus-replacement plan, recommending purchase of three larger buses, three smaller buses and one replacement minivan for select out-of-district trips. The pricing shown was based on diesel vehicles. She noted the option to substitute one large diesel bus with an electric bus.
"I would do 2 big bus diesel, 1 big bus electric," Carrie said when discussing an alternative mix. Board members…
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