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4J Decision for the Disposition of the Civic Stadium property The 4J School Board and Superintendent passed a motion to put out a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Civic Stadium property. That means 4J will be formulating the RFP during the summer, with it being released this fall, and proposals being submitted some time in December or January. Afterwards, a decision will be made by 4J if any of the proposals meet certain criteria that 4J has established for the Disposition of Civic Stadium. For a more complete explanation, please click on the link below for the RG article. » RG aricle: School board votes to field offers for Civic SCS Announces conceptual vision for Civic Stadium Report recommends multipurpose campus for sports, entertainment and recreation EUGENE – G2 Strategic, an international sports consulting firm hired by Save Civic Stadium, has delivered a report that lays out a conceptual framework for how Eugene’s historic Civic Stadium and the surrounding site can host an economically viable mix of events to serve youth and the community at large. » Click here to see the entire press release Archaeological Legacy Institute promotes Historic Civic Stadium This past summer ALI shot footage at Civic Stadium for a self-produced documentary film. Rick Pettigrew, a long time Civic supporter, founder and President of ALI along with Teal Greyhavens, interviewed Civic fans to find out what makes Civic Stadium so unique that they keep coming back for more. Rick is currently applying for grants to make this “short” a feature length documentary about the historic, social and cultural aspects that make Civic such a part of the community. » Give it a look. SCS Selects G2 Strategic for Civic Stadium re-use study CEO Marshall Glickman was driving force behind renovation of Portland’s PGE Park EUGENE – Save Civic Stadium has hired G2 Strategic, an international sports consulting firm based in Bend, to determine how Eugene’s historic Civic Stadium can be renovated, re-purposed and remain an economically viable community asset for years to come. G2’s CEO, Marshall Glickman, is the former president of the Portland Trail Blazers, Oregon Arena Corporation and the founder and CEO of the company that renovated Portland’s Civic Stadium, now known as PGE Park. Glickman has been involved in eight major arena and stadium developments throughout the world, including American Airlines Arena in Miami, the Moscow Sports & Entertainment Complex and a new stadium at Paris’ historical Roland-Garros. “We are thrilled to have someone of Marshall Glickman’s talents and stature working with us,” said SCS President Dennis Hebert. “He brings to the table tremendous, one-of-a-kind credentials for navigating the political, community, financial and design challenges involved in a project like this.” » Continue reading Hello Civic Stadium fans, We now have a “DONATE” button on the SCS website. Since Civic was built in the last century, we thought it was time to bring it into the 21st Century and let the people come together, just as in 1938, to support Civic Stadium. SCS is now in the process of paying for a Re-use/feasibility study for Civic. It will give a professional analysis of what can happen with Historic Civic Stadium that will keep it viable into the 22nd Century. So, if you want to help Civic and the community, click on the “DONATE” button and contribute what you can to Save Civic Stadium. Results from 4J web comments about Civic On Wednesday, March 17, the Eugene School Board will hear a staff report summarizing public comments about the proposal to sell Civic Stadium. No decisions about Civic Stadium will be made at this meeting. A public hearing is scheduled for June 2, and the board expects to make a decision on June 16. To view summary of responses to the web comment form: » click here to download pdf The web comment form had 776 entries, with about 740 responding to all six questions. The form was posted on the district website for one week. To view the complete web comment form responses, including the full text of all comments, click survey link below and choose "Show Replies" for each question. » click here to see survey results |
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