A new 77-passenger electric bus will be part of the fleet at Laporte School next fall as the school board approved the new purchase during the April 9 special meeting.
Superintendent AJ Dombeck advised the board that this would basically be a free bus as the district has earned about $375,000 in funds in exchange for taking the school’s last diesel off route, with school tax credits paying for the remainder.
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