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Officials warn Frederick County school bus fleet is aging and leave the district with 'zero spare buses'
Summary
Transportation staff told the finance committee that 42% of the district’s buses are at or past a 15-year replacement cycle, repair costs rise with age and the division currently has no spare buses. Staff proposed adding one replacement bus if fully funded and planning a ridership survey and route optimization to reduce routes.
Transportation and budget staff told the finance committee on Feb. 9 that the district’s bus fleet is older than recommended and that the division currently operates with no spare buses available for emergency substitution.
Ms. Anderson introduced the transportation request asking for one replacement bus to raise the funded fleet from 11 to 12 if fully funded. Mr. Thompson said a common replacement cycle is 15 years and that a “considerable number of buses” exceed that…
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