Civic Stadium

Civic Stadium, located near East 20th Avenue and Willamette Street in Eugene, has been owned by Eugene School District 4J since its construction in 1938. The stadium and nearby property (acquired between 1938 and 1941) are not needed for educational purposes and have been designated as surplus property since 2002.

Recent History: After considering and disposing of several other surplus properties in recent years, the Eugene School Board in 2010 year turned its attention to Civic Stadium. After much thoughtful discussion and consideration of public input, the Eugene School Board decided that the time had come to find a new owner or developer for the property, rather than continuing to own and maintain the baseball stadium.

The school board elected to dispose of the property using a Request for Proposals (RFP) process. This process allows for the broadest range of proposed uses, including potential preservation of the stadium grandstands, and allows the school board to consider more than the financial bottom line when deciding whether to accept a proposal.

Interested parties were invited to submit proposals describing their plans for the property and offering terms of purchase, long-term lease or property trade. Proposals were submitted by Save Civic Stadium, Eugene YMCA, and Master Development LLC & Powell Development Co.

In June 2011, the school board voted 4–3 to decline offers from Save Civic Stadium, the YMCA and Master and Powell Development to purchase or lease Civic Stadium on a long-term basis. The four board members who voted to reject the proposals cited the importance of their neighborhood impact, community impact, financial viability, traffic issues and other factors. 

 In July, the superintendent was authorized to pursue the possibility of a short-term lease. Letters of interest were solicited in July–August 2011. One letter of interest was received. The superintendent decided not to move forward with a short-term lease at this time.

What's Next: Civic Stadium is expected to return as a topic on the school board agenda no earlier than late spring 2012.

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