Jefferson City parking/bus lot complete

High school students in Jefferson City and the surrounding areas now have a designated parking area, five months after the Jefferson City Volunteer Fire Department discontinued the prior parking arrangements due to insurance issues.

The new parking lot, constructed on a property owned by Montana Tunnels, is just 0.7 miles from the fire department and will act as an additional bus stop.

“A bus will still be at the fire hall for those students who live in town or are dropped off by their parents,” Jefferson High School Superintendent Erik Wilkerson told The Monitor. “The bus then goes to the parking lot to pick students up who drive.”