DETROIT (AP) - A $410 billion spending bill pending in Congress includes $3.8 million to help redevelop the remaining section of old Tiger Stadium.
Democratic Michigan Sen. Carl Levin included the earmark in the bill, which was approved by the House on Wednesday. The Senate is expected to consider the spending plan next week.Much of the historic Detroit ballpark was demolished last year, but a section extending from dugout to dugout was left standing. The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy is seeking to restore the stadium as a commercial and educational space and working ballfield.
The group has until Sunday to show it can provide an estimated $27 million to pay for the project. The conservancy is counting on a federal grant to provide some of those funds.
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