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Natomas Unified to add an electric bus through Sacramento air-quality grant
Summary
Trustees approved the purchase of an electric bus funded by a Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District grant, praising cost savings and environmental benefits; the motion passed unanimously.
The board unanimously approved purchase of an electric bus using funding through the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District grant program.
Trustees described the grant-funded bus as "free" to the district and praised electric vehicles as having lower operating and maintenance costs and benefits for air quality and student health. The motion to approve was moved and seconded and recorded as a unanimous roll-call (4–0). Staff were thanked for seeking grant opportunities to reduce district transportation costs.
