[Rhome]

That 2007 meeting between Sten and the developers DID take place, and that Oregonian article did create a firestorm of controversy, but to extrapolate from that meeting that Lincoln HS was going to move is just wrong. No one seriously considered it, and that was the rumor I was addressing. This is just like saying that because the U.S. military has a plan for invading Canada, that its going to happen. It's contingency only.

That being said, it is likely that something will happen on the Lincoln grounds. But whether that is in 5 years or 50 will come down to the economy. I and many other people would like to see it happen sooner rather than later. The Lincoln building is probably in the worst shape of any other HS in Portland, and studies have shown that learning is improved by environment. But while it won't be pretty, they can probably keep that school as is with bandaids and chewing gum for a while longer yet.