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Comment 6 for Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust for California (vw-mititrust-pl-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Keith
Last Name: Loewen
Email Address: KLoewen@fowlerusd.org
Affiliation: District Accountant, Fowler Unified SD
Subject: Comments from Fowler Unified School District
Comment:
1. School Buses account for 5 times more pollution affecting our children than trucks. 2. The San Joaquin Valley has by far the highest amount of pollution in the state but state funding for buses in the San Joaquin Valley has been almost nonexistent in the last 6 years. 3. Governor Brown has stated that he wants the future of California school buses to be electric rather than a combination fuel bus. However, in the latest state school bus grant, not a single grant went to a school district in the San Joaquin Valley. 4. Electric buses cost over $400,000 each compared to diesel buses which cost around $200,000. Smaller school districts, especially rural school districts, have a difficult time raising this money without help from the state which, as stated above, has been sorely lacking.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2017-10-09 07:34:15
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