Mar 14, 2012 11:58 AM
The Sag Harbor School Board on Monday night signed off on placing a proposition on the spring ballot asking voters to approve up to $575,000 to buy six new school buses. The district Director of Business Operations Janet Verneuille has said the move would save the district about $1 million over 10 years.
The purchase of the new buses would allow the district to provide more of its transportation services in-house at a lower cost and reduce its reliance on outside busing contractors. Next school year, in 2013-2014, total projected annual transportation costs are $735,000 with the new buses and $780,000 without, according to district officials. By 2018-2019, the total cost with the purchase of new buses would be $777,178, as compared to $946,695 without the purchase, they said. The new... more
The purchase of the new buses would allow the district to provide more of its transportation services in-house at a lower cost and reduce its reliance on outside busing contractors. Next school year, in 2013-2014, total projected annual transportation costs are $735,000 with the new buses and $780,000 without, according to district officials. By 2018-2019, the total cost with the purchase of new buses would be $777,178, as compared to $946,695 without the purchase, they said. The new... more
