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BOQUET VALLEY to replace aged buses; superintendent says purchases will not be electric
Summary
Superintendent Josh reported two district buses are beyond expected life and proposed using $386,000 from transportation reserves to buy replacements; he also said utilities have told districts they cannot currently support the state's electric-bus mandate and confirmed the upcoming purchases will not be electric.
The superintendent reviewed the bus-fleet report, naming buses 49 and 51 as past their expected life and listed in "poor" condition, and said the district expects to auction those vehicles this year and plan purchases in the budget. He noted the district has been told by regional electric utilities that they cannot provide sufficient power under the current electric-bus mandate as written.
When a resident later asked whether the buses being purchased would be electric, Josh answered directly: "No. They will not be electric." The administration clarified the district intends to buy conventional buses using $386,000 from the transportation reserve so those purchases would not immediately raise the tax levy.
Board members discussed operational limitations of early electric-bus deployments (for example, second runs on a single vehicle) and said superintendents in the region are monitoring mandate language and vendor capacity before committing to purchases.
