Bus-Purchase Switch Risks Millions in Grants
From Times Wire Reports
The Metropolitan Transit District could lose millions of federal dollars because the agency is switching from electric buses to diesel power.
The district was awarded a $9.2-million federal grant when it proposed to buy 39 electric buses several years ago. Over time, the number was steadily trimmed, and late last year, the district decided to scrap electric bus purchases.
Now, the agency wants to use $2.6 million of the remaining $8.1 million to buy 11 diesel buses.
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