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Committee reviews fleet replacements and storm damage concerns; staff seek two vans and two buses
Summary
Operations staff asked the School Committee to approve replacement of two high‑mileage vans and two buses and flagged winter storm damage to asphalt and the district’s only heavy dump/plow truck, with possible use of capital reserves if repairs are needed.
Steve, the district operations lead, told the school committee that the operations budget is largely level‑funded but includes capital requests to replace two vans (one at roughly 169,000 miles and another at about 139,000) and two full‑size buses to begin a 10‑year replacement cycle.
He said the district runs extensive mileage to transport students — including some out‑of‑district placements required by state regulation — and that operating its own transportation has generated savings compared…
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