Hughes Civic Assembly
2025 Fort Collins, Colorado

Review the Final Report from the Hughes Civic Assembly
The Challenge
The City of Fort Collins acquired Hughes Stadium, a former football stadium owned by Colorado State University, in 2023 following a ballot measure that required the City to rezone the site as “Public Open Lands” and to attempt to acquire it for uses such as, “parks, recreation, and open lands, natural areas, and wildlife rescue and restoration.”
Throughout 2022-2023, the City conducted two community surveys about the future use of the property and a City Council work session to review the feedback and discuss next steps. However, no consensus was found and in 2024, the Fort Collins City Council voted 3-2 for the use of a Civic Assembly to help determine the future of Hughes Stadium. The Fort Collins Civic Assembly will convene in Spring of 2025 to answer the following question:
“Informed by the diverse needs of our community, what use of the Hughes site will contribute most effectively to Fort Collins’ long-term vitality and meet the requirements outlined in the 2021 ballot measure?”

Timeline
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In the News
May 5th, 2025, by Rebecca Powell | Fort Collins Coloradoan A civic assembly formed to help determine the…
Continue to Post A civic assembly is done with its work on Hughes land. Here’s what it recommended
April 25th, 2025, by Rebecca Powell | Fort Collins Coloradoan Corrections & Clarifications: This story has been corrected…
Continue to Post Here are 5 proposals for the old Hughes Stadium that a civic assembly is exploring
April 15th, 2025, by Rebecca Powell | Forft Collins Coloradoan The clock is now ticking on two…
Additional Information
Pre-Assembly
Day 1 – Saturday, April 13th
- Day 1 Livestream
- Day 1 Public Agenda
- Delegate Binder Contents
- Rocky Mountain Raptor Program (RMRP) Presentation
- RMRP Bio and Key Takeaways
- RMRP Handout
- Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Presentation
- Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Bio & Key Takeaways
- Fort Collins Running Club Presentation
- First People’s Community Center Bio
- Hughes Site Idea Worksheet
Day 2 – Sunday, April 14th
- Day 2 Livestream
- Day 2 Public Agenda
- Weekend 1 Presenter Schedule
- Warner College Presentation
- Warner College Bio & Key Takeaways
- Preserve Fort Collins Bio & Key Takeaways
- Overland Mountain Bike Association Presentation
- Planning Action To Transform Hughes Sustainably (PATHs Presentation
- Weekend 2 Presenter Menu
Between Weekends
Day 3 – Saturday, May 3rd
- Day 3 Livestream
- Day 3 Public Agenda
- City of Fort Collins FAQ
- City of Fort Collins Natural Areas FAQ
- City of Fort Collins Strategic Trails Plan Executive Summary
- 2025 Hughes Property Initiatives
- City of Fort Collins Comparison Maps of Hughes Site
- Day 3 Working Group Panelists
- Concept, Major Use, Minor Element Worksheet
- Concept, Major Use, Minor Element Worksheet Example
Information Committee
Invitation Postcard
Assembly Demographics
Archive Binder
Community Guides
Community Survey
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