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 The
May 20 ballot will include a separate proposition asking
voter permission to purchase three large buses and two small
buses for $381,000. Schalmont is eligible for state aid
reimbursement on a portion of the total cost, so the real
cost to the district for all five buses would be $163,865.
If voters pass the proposition,
Schalmont’s current fleet will not increase because older buses
will be traded in towards the purchase of new buses.
This proposition is part of an ongoing
five-year bus replacement plan designed to keep the district
transportation program up-to-date and buses in safe, working
order.
Just last year, Schalmont buses together
racked up over 617,000 miles transporting students. The
five-year bus replacement plan takes advantage of the trade-in
values of older, heavily used buses before they exceed their
life expectancy. It also provides students with new buses
constructed based on the latest safety standards.
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