so the Eugene track club wants this money to pay for an event that in no way  shape or worst dream could ever sell enough tickets or generate enough interest to ever pay it's costs.
They no matter if they had 10 times that  25 million there is no way  it's  ever going to pay for itself
So why should everyone pay for it
Most likely any money brought in by the track meet will be spent at chain hotels and restaurants paying as little as possible and sending it out of state or more likely out of country
If this club wants a track meet so bad sell tickets have a bake sale but build your legacy on your own
This whole event has a bad smell to it anything that attracts flies in Salem  like this has should be revisited in about 10 years