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Cheshire outlines hybrid transportation plan, keeps one specialized van purchase in budget
Cheshire School District · January 14, 2026
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Summary
District will maintain a hybrid model (DATCO contracted routes and an in-house fleet); it cut one specialized $95,000 van from the operating ask and plans to seek a $56,000 SEED grant for a community program van; DATCO contract projected to rise about 4%.
Cheshire officials said the district's transportation model mixes contracted services (DATCO) and in-house fleet runs. Taylor said the district is budgeting about $2.8 million for general-education DATCO services (a roughly 4% increase) and about $1.586 million for special-education transportation, which…
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