Your Input: Downtown Facilities Funding Options

June 26, 2025 – The City of Corvallis is inviting community members to participate in a questionnaire to gather feedback about options for funding critical improvements  at two key public facilities located downtown: the Police Station and the Civic Campus. Feedback gathered through the survey will be weighed alongside financial feasibility and other considerations to help shape the direction of future investments.

Take the questionnaire: https://bit.ly/CorvallisFacilities

The questionnaire asks for input on a range of funding and financing tools—such as taxes, bonds, and other public finance strategies—to support much-needed improvements to the aging collection of buildings that make up the Civic Campus downtown, as well as the 50-year-0ld Police Station on 5th Street. The goal is to develop a sustainable funding approach that aligns with community values, long-term service needs, and fiscal responsibility. 

“This is an important opportunity to plan ahead and incorporate community feedback into this complex and far-reaching infrastructure funding process,” said City Manager Mark Shepard. “The City Council is committed to modernizing our public facilities, including the Police Station and Civic Campus downtown, so that they are safe, efficient, and accessible. That investment should reflect community priorities as well as technical considerations.”

The public questionnaire is now available online.  and asks residents to weigh in on their  funding preferences, civic and public safety priorities. 

“Our intent is to develop a funding roadmap that is practical, transparent, and clearly tied to the City Council's guiding principles,” said Finance Director James Inglis. “Community input is a key part of that process, and we encourage the community to take a few minutes to participate.” 

The questionnaire is part of a financial feasibility study being conducted in partnership with Clearwater Financial. The study is expected to conclude later this year, with findings presented to the City Council in the fall.

For more information, visit www.corvallisoregon.gov or contact the Finance Department at finance@corvallisoregon.gov.