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School board approves buses, safety upgrades and Coquillard furniture in series of votes
Summary
Trustees approved a package of facilities and operational purchases — eight buses ($1,323,419), boiler-room shutdown switches and HVAC alarm upgrades ($302,250), emergency bleacher services ($71,676), intra-fund transfers ($6,116.36), a common-school loan application, and a $410,551.86 furniture upgrade at Coquillard — all motions passed by recorded roll calls.
At its March meeting, the South Bend Community School Corporation Board of Trustees approved a set of operational and capital items including a vehicle purchase, safety upgrades, and school furniture replacements.
The board ratified a special purchase of eight International buses from Midwest Transit Equipment for $1,323,419. Facilities staff explained the district canceled an earlier order to obtain a set of buses available sooner from MTE; the board asked whether the fleet will remain diesel and staff confirmed the buses will be diesel. "We're sticking with diesel," a facilities representative…
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