Eugene Upgrade (?)

[mk80]

Springfield approves developers for Glenwood Riverfront project

The developers in negotiation aren’t the presenters from last April. Springfield is very noncommittal about what will actually be built. But the way the project is being described and discussed (some in other articles) gives the appearance that the sports facilities are not being considered.

One hedge… since I’m familiar with Boise’s arena/hotel complex, something like that perhaps shouldn’t be ruled out here.

Do you think it would be the same size and scope of Boise's arena? Or a smaller arena but the same sort of concept

 

[PCSPounder]

Do you think it would be the same size and scope of Boise's arena? Or a smaller arena but the same sort of concept

The talk is of a hotel proposed to be 20 stories tall vs 16 in Boise. But I’m doubtful that the limitation of space is the same, meaning you could see some convention space and then a smaller arena. Or not at all.

 

[PCSPounder]

Might have taken this to the 2023-24 thread if there was any more concrete news in the article posted here. But no, it’s just announcing the architects who are doing the planning at the Glenwood site. So… meh until they come up with something. In the Northwest, that’s progress.

 

[SharksFan1978]

Well, it's not an update on the Generals exactly, but it's a story about the precarious position their rink is in, especially as it relates to the efforts of the Eugene Emeralds (the High-A affiliate of the SF Giants) to try and build a new baseball stadium on the Lane Fairgrounds property.

 

[GindyDraws]

Given how 2025 is essentially a drop dead date for most cities that haven't gotten modernization standards for their ballparks (or new ones), it's more likely that there will be a large effort on the Emeralds part to build that stadium, so it's possible we will see that fairgrounds rink get torn down.

 

[PCSPounder]

Given how 2025 is essentially a drop dead date for most cities that haven't gotten modernization standards for their ballparks (or new ones), it's more likely that there will be a large effort on the Emeralds part to build that stadium, so it's possible we will see that fairgrounds rink get torn down.

THAT has seemed to me like a bluff that should be called. The worst MLB would do is shut down whole leagues, and per some reports, they’re going to do that anyway.

I do know that, with the same thing happening in Hillsboro, they’re both going to the state legislature to ask for money (supposedly $15 million each). I don’t see the state being receptive.