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Transportation overhaul eyed: new radio system, vehicle replacements and driver recruitment on the table
Summary
Transportation staff asked the board to approve hardware and recurring costs for a new radio system, to replace aging buses and vans, and to back steps to recruit and retain drivers including a proposed assistant transportation director role and an anonymous driver survey.
At the transportation cost‑center presentation, Leanne Kamet outlined a package of investments and staffing proposals aimed at improving safety and operational reliability for RSU 60 buses and drivers.
Leanne told the board the district’s current radio system is “pretty much obsolete” and causes static and communication gaps for drivers; she said the district budget includes $31,320 for replacement hardware and an annual airtime fee (the presentation listed a recurring $19,800 as a…
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