Columbus City Schools are purchasing 40 new buses - and getting a 2 million dollar rebate in the form of a matching grant from the Ohio EPA's Diesel Mitigation Trust Fund.
Superintendent Talisa Dixon says the district will pay 3.92 million dollars to replace buses purchased in 1991.
Chief Operatiion Manager Maurice Oldham says the grant money will be reinvested in future replacements; the district operates a fleet of 843 buses.
