District OKs bus contract

The Whitefish School Board on Sept. 11 updated its school bus contract with Rocky Mountain Transportation, Inc.

The updated contract raises the district’s payment for bus service from $584,091 to $591,960 for the 2018-2019 school year. The contract runs through the 2021-2022 school year, with terms being renegotiated annually.

The in-town route No. 9 was also cut from 30 to 24 miles a day and now runs west on Edgewood Drive to Colorado Drive.

Two miles were also shaved off the Happy Valley South End route, which is now 36 miles per day.