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Transportation update: officials outline bus-replacement goals and funding concerns
Summary
The district's transportation lead said the goal is a 15-year replacement cycle for buses, with current reality nearer 16–17 years; staff estimated a new bus at about $155,000 and described mixed funding sources including operating dollars and a reappropriated $720,000 year-end surplus. Committee members expressed concern about prior county use of capital funds for bus purchases and the need to restore those funds.
Mr. Holland provided the committee with the district’s approach to bus replacement, cost estimates and funding options. ‘‘Based off of this year, we we would need to get to the 19. We’re gonna be at 17 this year, so we’re pretty close to that number,’’ Mr. Holland said, describing the district’s multi-year replacement cycle goals. He said the district’s long-term target is roughly a 15-year replacement cycle, although the expected result for the coming year is closer to a…
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