Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Parents and residents urge board to abandon $849 pay-to-ride bus fee; district staff explains calculation
Summary
Multiple public commenters criticized a proposed $849 per-student pay-to-ride fee as unfair to families and inconsistent with local practice; a district staffer said the figure was derived by dividing the transportation budget by ridership and reflected a per-rider cost from last year.
Multiple Hartland-Lakeside residents urged the school board to reconsider a proposed $849-per-student "pay-to-ride" bus fee, saying it would punish families, create inequities for households with more than one child and push parents to find alternative transportation.
"That same bus goes from one school to the other school, but because she is younger, I have to pay $849 for her to ride the bus," said Justin S., a parent who addressed the board during the public-comment period. "By charging this astronomical number, I think you're pushing people…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
