Civil Municipal Magazine - Nov 2023

172 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 11 enhance the overall experience of its students. The district has made key investments in expanding its internet infrastructure, as its previous bandwidth couldn’t keep up with the growing population of its student body. By partnering with the local county commissioner, Chattahoochee County has been able to substantially upgrade the availability of internet access to its students. The next layer address was regarding its transportation systems, which Brooks described as a major issue of efficiency and safety. “Five years ago, we had a completely outdated transportation fleet… the majority of our buses were from 1999 and were constantly needing to be repaired.” Since then, the district has made massive strides by collaborating with the State Department, which granted it a “bus bond” to put toward new transportation. Today, the district has a batch