Hughes Civic Assembly

2025 Fort Collins, Colorado
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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

January 2025 | Planning & Fundraising

Healthy Democracy, the City of Fort Collins, and our partners at the Center for Public Deliberation, American Public Trust, and Local Policy Lab put together all the pieces and raise funds to make the Assembly a success.

April 11-13, 2025 | 1st Assembly Weekend

Twenty Delegates gather for the first time, are oriented to the process, and request information they would like to learn about during the 2nd weekend.

February 2025 | Community Engagement

Community Guides, trained by the Center for Public Deliberation, lead conversations with community members to gather input for the Assembly.

May 2-4, 2025 | 2nd Assembly Weekend

Delegates reconvene, analyze their new information, deliberate options, and formulate their final recommendations for the Hughes site.

March 2025 | Information Curation

The Information Committee gathers to analyze, consider, and curate the information that will be shared with the Delegates during the 1st Assembly weekend.

June 2025 | Recommendations Delivered

The Delegate’s Final Report with their supermajority recommendations for the Hughes site is shared with City Staff.

Learn More

City of Fort Collins: History of the Hughes Site

Explore the history, background, and outreach efforts behind the Hughes Stadium Site.

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City of Fort Collins: Civic Assemblies

Hear from the City of Fort Collins about Civic Assemblies and the opportunities they provide.

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