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Middle School Multi-Use Athletic Fields
The City of Eugene and Eugene School District 4J are partnering to place multi-purpose community athletic fields at local middle schools: one each in the South Eugene and Churchill high school regions.
The new fields will be located at Spencer Butte Middle School (500 E. 43rd Ave.) and at The Arts and Technology Academy at Jefferson (1650 W. 22nd Ave.).
These facilities should have the features of fields already open at the new Cal Young and Madison middle schools in the Sheldon and North Eugene regions. The school district is partnering with the City of Eugene on all of these fields, in a cooperative effort to allow the public to get the most use out of our public facilities.
Background
The school district and city held public meetings in September 2007, providing information from architects and generating discussion about where the fields might be placed:
- Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m., Roosevelt Middle School, 680 E. 24th Ave.
- Tuesday, Sept. 18, 7 p.m., The Arts and Technology Academy at Jefferson, 1650 W. 22nd Ave.
- Tuesday, Sept. 25, 7 p.m., Spencer Butte Middle School, 500 E. 43rd Ave.
The Eugene School Board reviewed public input from the meetings (and comment forms sent via mail or on-line) when it addressed middle school field locations at its Oct. 3 and Oct. 17, 2007 meetings.
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Multi-use Fields Slated for Jefferson, Spencer Butte
The Eugene School Board voted at its Oct. 17 meeting to place multi-use athletic fields at Spencer Butte Middle School, and the Arts and Technology Academy at Jefferson.
Roosevelt Middle School was another siting possibility for the artificial field project, which is a partnership with the City of Eugene. The fields will be funded through previous capital bonds from the city and district, and will be available for broad, year-round community use, as well as by schools.
Board members and district and city staff believed the siting of the fields provides the best spread of facilities across our community, given the year-round fields already at the four high schools (North Eugene, Sheldon, Churchill and South Eugene) and at two other middle schools north of the Willamette River (Madison and Cal Young). Jefferson gives a central, south-of-the-river option, while Spencer Butte serves Eugene's "deep south."
The district will get further estimates and analysis on the possible exact locations of the fields at the Jefferson and Spencer Butte sites. Construction could begin in the spring, and the goal would be to open the fields for use in fall 2008.
Roosevelt Middle School was another siting possibility for the artificial field project, which is a partnership with the City of Eugene. The fields will be funded through previous capital bonds from the city and district, and will be available for broad, year-round community use, as well as by schools.
Board members and district and city staff believed the siting of the fields provides the best spread of facilities across our community, given the year-round fields already at the four high schools (North Eugene, Sheldon, Churchill and South Eugene) and at two other middle schools north of the Willamette River (Madison and Cal Young). Jefferson gives a central, south-of-the-river option, while Spencer Butte serves Eugene's "deep south."
The district will get further estimates and analysis on the possible exact locations of the fields at the Jefferson and Spencer Butte sites. Construction could begin in the spring, and the goal would be to open the fields for use in fall 2008.
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Last updated on December 14, 2007 - 15:01