What problem is there in Chelsea? The problem is bus rides in Chelsea for some kids can be hours long. This is a really big problem at schools. This is a problem because long bus rides take away chances for athletics, family time, recreational time, time for homework, and relaxation time. How do to solve the problem? To solve the problem, fifteen more buses will be purchased and fifteen more bus …show more content…
This plan will cost $1,488,300. It would be this much money because buses are around $70,000 and bus drivers salaries are $29,220 and all of that times fifteen added up gets the cost. I found this at http://www.cityofchelsea.com/schools.html, http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2014/11/how_much_for_a_brand-new_schoo.html,and http://work.chron.com/salaries-school-bus-drivers-1675.html. The money will be raised by raising the nine percent sales tax by point two five percent which will raise 1.5 million dollars a year and for the next few years the leftover money after paying the bus drivers would be used for school improvements. Bus rides in Chelsea are too long, but by buying more buses and hiring more drivers bus rides will be shorter, and the cost to do this is $1,488,300. Chelsea’s problem is that, some kids bus rides are way too long. To solve the problem, we will buy 15 more buses and hire 15 more drivers. This plan will cost $1,488,300. If Chelsea had this problem solved, kids would have more time to do fun activities