The new facility will feature four bays for the mechanics and allow them to service four buses simultaneously. "They are getting to the end of their life." Transportation center will have wash station to help prolong life of buses "We were going to have to do something with the fuel pumps anyway," Porter said. With the district needing to address the aging fuel pumps, it was a good time to make the move, he added. Todd Porter, district director of communications, said the district has been considering its options to replace the bus garage for nearly a decade. ODOT grant: Jackson Local school board accepts $325K grant The existing garage sits on Mudbrook Street NW between Jackson Memorial Middle School and Swensons Drive-In. It will replace the 1945 building that once housed industrial arts and agriculture classrooms for the former high school and now serves as the bus garage. The district has plans to construct a 15,000-square-foot facility on fields south of Caritas Circle NW behind Neizelt Stadium on the high school campus. – Jackson Local Schools is embarking on a $5.3 million project to give the district a new transportation center.
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