Two H-D buses fail inspection

Cost of repairs incites district to look In to new vehicles
     Two Hampton-Dumont school buses failed inspection, making them unusable to transport students throughout the district. According to Transportation Director Dan Schipper, now that middle and high school basketball is in season, the district currently has all its buses on routes, transporting students home and to other districts for games.
     Repairs to the buses will cost the district $10,000- $12,000 each, said Shared Superintendent Todd Lettow. Advice Lettow received was that the money to be put into the buses wouldn’t be worth it, as they both have approximately 180,000 miles on them.
     As it currently stands, Lettow said that the district might rent or lease to own buses, depending on an estimate, currently compiled. Schipper said that the buses would only be worth approximately $800 if sold as is. 
     Read the full article in the November 30 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.