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Board reviews lightly used shuttle bus service and possible discontinuation to save costs
Summary
Administrators described a lightly used evening shuttle bus that served a few students and community stops; board discussed discontinuing the route to save an estimated $100 per day in fuel and driver pay, noting the current driver is retiring.
Culver Community Schools Corp trustees discussed whether to continue a district-run evening shuttle bus that has carried one to two students on many days since February.
Karen reported the shuttle typically carries up to two students on some days and none on others; the route is long and includes multiple community drop-off points outside district boundaries. The current driver, who began in February, is retiring.
Karen estimated the district would save roughly $100 per run when accounting for fuel and driver pay (she said a route is about 60 miles and driver pay and fuel put the per-day cost in that ballpark), and suggested discontinuing the shuttle unless ridership increases. Board members asked for more precise cost calculations and attendance rosters; Karen offered to return with exact figures so the board could decide whether to run the shuttle on a single day per week or discontinue it entirely.
The board did not take a vote on the shuttle at this meeting and asked staff to provide clearer cost data and ridership logs for a future decision.
