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Weehawken board accepts $320,000 Stop the Soot award for Class 7 electric school bus
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting the Weehawken Public School District Board unanimously accepted a $320,000 Stop the Soot grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to fund one Class 7 electric school bus; the motion was made by Board member Pinal and seconded by Ms. Dennis.
The Weehawken Public School District Board of Education voted unanimously on Feb. 11 to accept $320,000 awarded through the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Stop the Soot program to purchase one Class 7 electric school bus.
The motion to accept the grant was made by Board member Mr. Pinal and seconded by Ms. Dennis and passed on a roll call vote with Mr. Ahmad, Ms. Cabrera, Mr. Cannata, Ms. Carson, Ms. Dennis, Mr. Pinal, Vice President Mera and President Bolcar recorded as voting aye; Mr. Acosta was absent.
District officials said the award is part of the Stop the Soot grant the district received from the NJDEP. The board’s acceptance authorizes the district to receive the funds; the transcript did not provide additional details about procurement timelines or vehicle specifications beyond the Class 7 designation.
The acceptance of the grant was part of routine business during a meeting that also addressed personnel actions, purchases and a calendar revision. The board approved the grant acceptance by formal motion and roll call and did not record dissenting votes.
Next steps: the board’s vote authorizes the district to proceed with whatever purchasing steps and any required reporting the NJDEP grant terms require; the minutes do not specify an expected delivery date or which department will manage procurement.
