ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS USED TO HAVE 19 SCHOOL BUS CONTRACTORS. NOW IT HAS ONLY NINE…MEANING THE DISTRICT OWNS A LOT MORE OF THE BUSES THAT IT RUNS. AND APS SPOKESPERSON MONICA ARMENTA TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THAT POSES A PROBLEM: THE DISTRICT NOW OWNS 220 OF THE BUSES AND NEEDS A PLACE TO PARK THOSE BUSES.
ARMENTA SAYS APS HAS BEEN LEASING SPACE NEAR MENAUL AND UNIVERSITY TO HOUSE THE BUSES…BUT THAT’S NO LONGER COST EFFECTIVE. SHE SAYS PLANS ARE NOW IN PLACE TO PURCHASE LAND TO BE THE PERMANENT BUS YARD FOR APS.
