Bus vote to take place on Tuesday

District residents will head to the polls on Tuesday to consider the purchase of four buses.

The sole proposition on the ballot would authorize the district’s expenditure of $403,427 to purchase the buses that would replace vehicles that are 12 and 13 years old and less fuel efficient, said Transportation Director Janice Prior.

The purchase continues the district’s effort to maintain not only a safe fleet, but replace the buses on a routine basis as opposed to making a more costly one-time purchase that could result in a spike in the district’s tax levy.

The bus proposition typically appears on the same ballot as the budget. However as a result of a delay in securing cost estimates from the manufacturers, RCS could not meet the legal 45-day requirement for advertising the proposition prior to the