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FAQ: New basketball arena
If conditional use permit is approved, construction could begin in October
by Ryan Knutson | Senior news editor
The University has been
considering a new basketball arena since the turn of the century, and although it is as close as it's ever been to building one, it's still tangled in red tape. The 2007-08 school year saw a windstorm of activity, and now the University sits on the brink of breaking ground. It's still waiting for approval from the city and constituents before the project can begin, but the old bakery that used to sit on the site has been demolished, and the funding for the arena has been
secured. To get yourself caught up on the issue, here's a compilation of frequently
asked questions.
I'm already caught up, but
what happened
this summer?
The Eugene City Council approved the University's bid to remove the
alley, but University student Jonathan Bowers is appealing that decision to the State Land Use Board of Appeals. The University also filed an application for a conditional use permit, and its
hearing will be Oct. 7. If the application is
approved, construction can begin.
I'm not caught up. When will construction begin?
That depends on how long it takes to get the needed permits. The University is trying to break ground this fall, and it has already demolished the Williams' Bakery, which was the old building on that lot. If the University doesn't break ground by November, it will likely miss that deadline.
When will it open?
If construction begins before
November of this year, it should be open before the 2010-11 basketball season.
Where is the arena
being built?
It's taking up almost an entire city block on the corner of East 13th Avenue and Moss Street. That is on the east end of campus, near the intersection of
Agate Street and Franklin Boulevard. To see a map, go to www.oregonarena.wordpress.com.
So what's holding up the
arena construction?
The University was originally
considering a new basketball arena since the turn of the century, and although it is as close as it's ever been to building one, it's still tangled in red tape. The 2007-08 school year saw a windstorm of activity, and now the University sits on the brink of breaking ground. It's still waiting for approval from the city and constituents before the project can begin, but the old bakery that used to sit on the site has been demolished, and the funding for the arena has been
secured. To get yourself caught up on the issue, here's a compilation of frequently
asked questions.
I'm already caught up, but
what happened
this summer?
The Eugene City Council approved the University's bid to remove the
alley, but University student Jonathan Bowers is appealing that decision to the State Land Use Board of Appeals. The University also filed an application for a conditional use permit, and its
hearing will be Oct. 7. If the application is
approved, construction can begin.
I'm not caught up. When will construction begin?
That depends on how long it takes to get the needed permits. The University is trying to break ground this fall, and it has already demolished the Williams' Bakery, which was the old building on that lot. If the University doesn't break ground by November, it will likely miss that deadline.
When will it open?
If construction begins before
November of this year, it should be open before the 2010-11 basketball season.
Where is the arena
being built?
It's taking up almost an entire city block on the corner of East 13th Avenue and Moss Street. That is on the east end of campus, near the intersection of
Agate Street and Franklin Boulevard. To see a map, go to www.oregonarena.wordpress.com.
So what's holding up the
arena construction?
The University was originally
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heckler
posted 9/23/08 @ 12:41 PM PST
nice job plagiarizing other people and downplaying the increasing chance that dave frohnmayer's o-fully ill-conceived idea is a dead duck. you forgot to mention that greg rikhoff's been busy as a beaver lubricating the process to make it as smooth as possible to proceed with this theft from the oregon taxpayer and rape of the willamette river bed. (Continued…)
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