KENNEBEC JOURNAL • June 6, 2024
Winthrop Public Schools may be required to pay for faulty electric buses obtained through a federal program if the district decides not to put the buses back in service. The buses came to the district through the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program but almost immediately began showing problems before they were taken off the road, at the urging of the state Department of Education, in Winthrop and two other Maine school districts. EPA staff could not provide a clear answer on the problem buses, other than that the district may be obligated through its contractual agreement to pay for not using the buses.