New Buses for Pekin School Districts
By: WMBD/WYZZ TV Newsroom
Updated: June 11, 2012
PEKIN-Some
students in the Pekin School Districts will be riding brand new buses next
year.
The
Pekin City Council unanimously approved the lease of 66 new buses.
That
makes up roughly two thirds of their fleet.
They
will be equipped with cameras, GPS devices, and a tracking system for parents.
The
lease runs for five years at a cost of $640,000 dollars a year.
Transportation
Superintendent Ty Whitford says the increasing average age of the current fleet
prompted the need for new buses.
"The
need for the lease comes from the age of our fleet and safety concerns. The average age is about thirteen years. We need to be in a ten year average per
contract," said Whitford.
The council also approved an agreement for the
design of new fuel dispensing systems at the Pekin Municipal Airport.
