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ederal Way Public Schools, located south of Seattle, showed off its portion of its new $44-million transpor- tation facility while it hosted this year’s America’s Best School Bus Inspector and Technician Skills and Training
Competition. (See related story starting on page 18.) Other hosts of the event were the Washington Association
for Pupil Transportation and truck and commercial vehicle parts manufacturer Paccar. Te district, which buses about 14,000 students each day on 110
routes, welcomed 31 participants from 19 states. Tey attended train- ing workshops and conducted maintenance and safety inspections. Te facility, which is shared by maintenance and operations, food
services and school supplies, is a result of a total $149 million tax levy passed in 2007. Debra Stenberg, director of communications for Federal Way, said the levy built five schools and two major district facilities beside the building that houses transportation, maintenance and nutrition services. She added that voter approval also triggered around $20 million in state matching funds that were used to complete a long list of deferred maintenance projects across the district. “Transportation was expected to cost $15 million, but the econo-
my allowed us to build nearly all projects on the list under what was budgeted,” she explained. Te complex consists of 62,446 square feet of total building
space, including a 14,068 square-foot bus repair garage, a 11,241 square-foot maintenance facility, a 11,265 square-foot maintenance warehouse; gasoline and diesel fueling stations; a bus and vehicle wash that utilizes collected rainwater in silos and then recycles it; and much more. Te complex also houses 25,892 square feet of storage, offices for
routing, dispatch and payroll that resemble space in Silicon Valley, and technical classrooms for bus technicians and other employees.
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