SCHOOL BUS FUEL

IN NORTHWEST OHIO, A MOVE MADE BY A SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT YEARS AGO HAS BEEN A FINANCIAL LIFE SAVER FOR ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS THE AREA BATTLES RISING DIESEL FUEL PRICES.
IN WOOD COUNTY AT OTSEGO LOCAL SCHOOLS HAS TAKEN A DIFFERENT ROUTE. ITS FLEET OF 16 BUSES RUNS ON PROPANE. TREASURER STEVE CARROLL SAYS THE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT STARTED MAKING THE SWITCH OVER A DECADE AGO. TODAY, CARROLL SAYS THE DISTRICT SPENDS ABOUT $100,000 A YEAR ON PROPANE. HE ESTIMATES IT WOULD COST THE DISTRICT FOUR TIMES AS MUCH TO FUEL WITH DIESEL. THE DISTRICT ALSO INSTALLED A 10,000 GALLON PROPANE TANK ON SCHOOL GROUNDS FOUR YEARS AGO, SAVING ANOTHER $32,000 A YEAR.