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Darien to study bus depot before considering later high-school start times, superintendent says
Summary
Superintendent Eric Byrne said the town and district are analyzing whether a local bus depot is feasible and affordable; he told the community First Student is the current contractor, other vendors cited lack of a depot, and the district estimates a roughly $500,000—to—$700,000 annual swing in costs if a depot were built.
Darien Superintendent Eric Byrne told a community fireside that the district will not move forward on changing high-school or middle-school start times until the town and schools complete an analysis of transportation logistics and the feasibility of a local bus depot.
"Right now we are working with the town on exploring the notion or the concept of getting a bus depot," Byrne said, noting that transportation contractor First…
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