Source: The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.迷你倉價錢Aug. 29--It didn't take long for the Eugene School board on Wednesday to begin moving toward a possible unloading of Civic Stadium and adjacent land.The board spent 23 minutes reviewing a draft version and making minor changes to a "request for proposals" that it will use to help it sell, lease or trade the 10.2-acre site in south Eugene, possibly by early next year.The board didn't take action. It is scheduled to review the proposals document again on Sept. 18, before giving it final approval on Oct. 2.Two years ago, after issuing a similar document, the board rejected three offers for the land and Civic Stadium, the shuttered, 75-year-old wooden grandstand and former baseball field that occupies half the site near 20th Avenue between Willamette Street and Amazon Parkway.Under the new schedule, parties interested in buying, leasing or trading for the property would have until Dec. 3 to respond with their proposals.After the offers are evaluated, the board could select one by early February.Board member Jim Torrey said the new decision timeline is shorter than the one two years ago, but "this is not new for the community."It's expected that the Eugene YMCA and Fred Meyer, two of the three groups that sought to gain control of the property in 2011, will submit new bids.In June, Bellevue, Wash.-based developer Peter Powell offered to purchase the property for $4.75 million, as long as a Fred Meyer-anchored shopping center could be built there.A short time earlier, the Eugene YMCA notified school district officials that it would pay $3.5 million for the land so it can build a new recreation and community center on the property.Other yet-to-be-identified suitors also could respond to the solicitation.The board on Wednesday needed limited time to review the request for proposals because it is similar to the one used two years ago. Also, three board members worked on adding new language to the 15-page document.Some of the new wording, for example, invites proposers to submit offers that don't depend on other things happening first before a sale or lease transaction can be completed.Two years ago, the sale or lease to Fred Meyer would have been the most lucrative for the school district, but it also would have depended on the developers getting land use approvals and zoning changes. Nearby residents and businesses were opposed to the big box store, so those approvals were not certain and could have taken years to achieve.Board member Craig Smith on Wednesday said the board this time is looking for offers without strings attached. "We would like contingency-free offers," he said.In an interview, Y Executive Di迷你倉ector Dave Perez said his organization is interested in responding to the board's request for offers. But Perez said the Y will not make a proposal on its own."We are still working on finding a development partner for the site that is compatible with the Y programs and services that would also be appreciated by the schools and the surrounding community," he said.The seven-member school board is eager to seek proposals starting in October, though member Jennifer Geller noted that the City Council plans to discuss Civic Stadium at its meeting on Sept. 16.It remains to be seen if the City Council will seek to buy, lease or trade for the Civic Stadium property for as-yet-undeclared purposes. However, Geller noted that board policy allows the district to complete property transactions with other public entities without having to go through a request for proposal.In an interview, Geller said she raised the point so that the "public knows that while we are moving forward with the RFP process, there is the unknown of what the discussion will be at the City Council work session."Another entity, United Stadium Group, is undecided if it will respond to the district's call for offers. The group is looking to lease a stadium for its affliated Eugene-based semi-professional soccer team, Lane United FC. The club, which belongs to the United Soccer League's Premier Development League, is to begin play next May.In an interview, Ron Crasilneck, United Stadium Group's secretary-treasurer, said he will wait to see what role the city may be willing to play in the future of the stadium before deciding whether to respond to the district's request for proposals.South-central City Councilor George Brown was among eight people who later in the evening spoke to the school board in support of preserving the stadium. One person backed putting a Y on the site.Brown, who pushed the council to take up the issue at its Sept. 16 meeting, said councilors then may discuss how the city and interested parties, such as Lane United FC, Eugene Metro FC and KidSports, can find ways to renovate and repurpose the stadium "at little or no cost to the city" and school district.WHAT'S NEXTThe Eugene School Board on Sept. 18 is scheduled to resume discussion on a request for proposals to find a buyer or renter for the 10.2-acre property that includes Civic StadiumWhen: 7 p.m.Where: STEM Studio, Churchill High School, 1850 Bailey Hill RoadListen: KRVM-AM, 1280To send comments: board@4j.lane.eduInfo: .4j.lane.edu/civicstadiumCopyright: ___ (c)2013 The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.) Visit The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.) at .registerguard.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存
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