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District updates fleet: more propane buses, electric bus grant fell through
School Board of Trustees of the School City of East Chicago · March 25, 2026
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Summary
The executive director of business operations told the board the district added propane buses, lost an EPA electric-bus grant award, and plans to request funds next budget cycle to replace aging McKinney-Vento buses.
Miss Simmons, the district’s executive director of business operations, briefed trustees on the transportation department’s annual report and current fleet status.
She said the district purchased several propane buses and that an EPA grant for electric buses was pursued but the award ‘‘fell off’’ in the procurement process, so electric vehicles were not…
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