Kevin Lancaster came out of retirement last month to take a job as part-time superintendent of Camas County School District.

The 30-year former superintendent in Bliss admits he now has a very rare task.

“It’s kind of interesting that one of my duties is to come in and fail a bond, you know?” Lancaster said. “It’s kind of weird. I should be able to succeed at that, don’t you think?”

A state panel in August approved $30 million in loans for five school districts to address safety issues in aging buildings, including a $1.75 million distribution for Camas. The money comes from the Public School Facilities Cooperate Fund, created in 2006. In 19 years, the fund has only been used once due to onerous requirements. A new piece of legislation this year, House Bill 338 , made it easier

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