KENTUCKY: South Carolina Buys School Buses Used For Retirement Of Kentucky
South Carolina plans to 130 school buses used by school districts in Kentucky to purchase. On Tuesday night, we said that you must buy a bus, the bus with an average age of 17 years and has 181,000 km.
SC Department of Education director, said Don Tudor News 2, it is the best way to buy new buses for its sweet old one. He noted that the additional costs for the $ 85,000 bus, and the continuation of old buses cost an average $ 2,500 per year.
Tudor said that $ 494,000 which increased from 130 buses will generate about $ 900,000 U.S. dollars, especially if they are eventually discarded. Ministry of Education, the acquisition of new buses departing from the sale of parts. Tudor said the money will be spent over the first 85 buses (about $ 333,000), that purchase five new buses.
Senator Larry Pickens, Pickens said: “I think they did what most people live in their personal and professional life and personal to. If you do not have money, they have no money for any new purchase of a significant number of new Coaches … Plan B is used.
Martin believes are confident that the funds allocated for buses next year, transportation is necessary for your child to school and get in safely.
Martin said: “I hope that in future, the legislature, such as improving the economy and General Fund a little less stressed, we can offer money to general fund buy new school buses.”