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Board hears need for bus replacements; district faces multi-million-dollar local gap
Summary
Finance staff said state aid provides about $7,500 per 10-year-old bus toward replacement, but full replacement costs (~$150,000 per bus) create a local funding gap; the district plans a $2.5 million bus purchase to replace 12–14 vehicles next year.
Mr. Godwin described transportation as a priority in the budget and said the district's bus budget is significant. "Our budget cost for buses overall uh is, you know, right at uh $2 million, $2.2 million overall," he said, adding the state provides $7,500 per bus for replacement but that local boards must make up the remainder to purchase new buses.
He said the district plans a bus bill of roughly $2.5 million to replace about 12–14 buses to keep the fleet within a 10-year age guideline, and cautioned that while state support helps, local funding must fill the gap for full replacement costs.
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