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Seattle Public Schools' plan to build a new athletic field in lower Woodland Park for Lincoln High School student-athletes is facing backlash over its impact on dozens of trees.
Lincoln High is the only high school in the district without a home field, and students currently have to take buses to Ingraham High School in Seattle's Haller Lake neighborhood for sports practices, games and other activities.
Eichner said students often travel to practices or after-school activities between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., and he regularly sees buses bringing them back to Lincoln's campus late on weeknights.
Seattle Public Schools (SPS) Superintendent Ben Shuldiner recommended a proposal to build a new, multi-sport athletic field on a currently empty gravel lot at North 50th St. and Aurora Ave. North.
The school district was weighing two other locations, all three of which are walking distance from Lincoln High, and the chosen plan has an estimated price tag of roughly $9.4 million, according to SPS.
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