The City of Fort Collins is a step closer to determining the future of the site that once housed Hughes Stadium. During a Tuesday night city council meeting, leaders heard from the civic assembly on a report that aims to guide the future of the land and become part of the local community.
The Hughes site sits on the western side of town and once housed the Colorado State football team, but that changed in 2016 when the Rams moved to a new home on campus. Since then, the site’s future has been debated over how to use the plot of land. Many thought the fight was over after a 2021 ballot measure secured the land for natural purposes, but the specifics of that decision continue today. Some have advocated for part of the land to be a bike park, while others want it to be a purely natural space.
The latter are working on a new petition to once again ask voters what to do with the land, with a stronger group of constituents urging for the support ofr a simple open space. That means they want to avoid amenities like a bike park…