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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 10 > District officials urge replacing Bend’s aging school buses

District officials urge replacing Bend’s aging school buses

A number of decades-old vehicles pose costly maintenance problems

By Sheila G. Miller / The Bulletin
December 10, 2008

While school districts around the state tighten their belts to prepare for difficult economic times, the Bend-La Pine School Board heard some tough news Tuesday night: It’s no longer possible for the district to put off buying new buses.

Citing buses purchased in 1979 and 1987 that are....

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