Comment by GJ:
"The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy had an ambitious plan to renovate part of the property for recreation and education, but over the course of two years they could not even come close to raising funds from the community to support it. ..."

So how much did the OTSC raise and what was the total amount they needed to move forward with their plan? I'm not talking about tax credits, but money raised through donations. Tough economy, no refund policy, and not much media attention given to the OTSC fund raising efforts, I'm not surprised that they had a tough time raising money if this is true. When I state that the media didn't give much media attention to OTSC I'm not blaming the media but the OTSC for not being better in the PR department.

Also who was going to provide the funding for the yearly upkeep of this stadium/park?