Tiger Stadium Conservancy
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Sports & Recreation - General Sports
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Help the Tiger Stadium Conservancy preserve history!

The Tiger Stadium Conservancy's mission is to preserve, re-develop, and program Tiger Stadium as a public park, youth sports venue, and destination for baseball fans in a practical and economically viable manner to both honor the site’s history and create value for the surrounding neighborhood and the city of Detroit.
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Name:
Tiger Stadium Conservancy
Category:
Sports & Recreation - General Sports
Description:
Help the Tiger Stadium Conservancy preserve history!

The Tiger Stadium Conservancy's mission is to preserve, re-develop, and program Tiger Stadium as a public park, youth sports venue, and destination for baseball fans in a practical and economically viable manner to both honor the site’s history and create value for the surrounding neighborhood and the city of Detroit.
Privacy Type:
Open: All content is public.

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http://www.SaveTigerStadium.org
Office:
Tiger Stadium Conservancy; PO Box 141193; Detroit, MI 48214
Location:
Detroit, MI

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News:
A message from Tiger Stadium Conservancy President Thom Linn:

The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy is shocked and dismayed that a decision was made by the Economic Development Corporation to demolish the Navin Field portion of Tiger Stadium without consulting the Conservancy. The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy has made considerable progress to move the redevelopment of this property forward by securing millions of dollars in earmarks, grants and tax credits, as well as state approval of historic designation.

Plans are well underway to redevelop this property into a viable and self-sustaining commercial property, a much-needed venue for supporting local youth and amateur sports, and a usable and attractive community green space as exemplified by similar preservation efforts by the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy. The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy project will be a major contributor to the economic development of the City of Detroit, connecting southeast Michigan to the state and the entire region.

With a new administration in place, we demand that the City not be shortsighted in its vision for the future. We ask that development officials stop demolishing our heritage and instead, develop mixed-use opportunities that promote economic vitality, cultural tourism and healthy green spaces that interlink and sustain neighborhoods. By demolishing, the City loses $22 million in credits and earmarks and adds another vacant lot in the City of Detroit. Apparently, the policy is to save the City by demolishing it.

We encourage citizens to contact the Mayor’s office as well as Detroit City Council to voice their concerns.

The Honorable Dave Bing
Mayor, City of Detroit
Executive Office
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
2 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48226
313-224-3400


For additional coverage:
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20090602/FREE/906029987

http://www.wwj.com/Remainder-Of-Tiger-Stadium-To-Be-Demolished/4518097

Thomas W. Linn, President
Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy
http://www.savetigerstadium.org


The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy is a 501(c)3 non-profit institution. Your contributions are tax-deductible.