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Transportation director outlines $3.7M bus-replacement plan, flags electrification infrastructure costs
Summary
New transportation director Amy Currell proposed replacing aging buses (15 Type C, six Type A) and purchasing grounds equipment under a plan not to exceed $3,697,100, while warning that state-mandated bus electrification may require costly electrical work and legislative aid.
Amy Currell, the district’s new director of transportation, presented the district’s bus-replacement recommendations and explained the criteria used to prioritize vehicle purchases: safety and reliability, age and mileage, maintenance cost versus replacement value, budget and borrowing considerations, and the state-mandated transition to electric buses.
Currell proposed purchasing 15 Type C (66-passenger) buses and six 30-passenger Type A buses, along with a Bobcat (Grama)…
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