"Huntington Park on Schedule, County Commisioner Says" WOSU

Link: Huntington Park on Schedule, County Commisioner Says
Sam Hendren
WOSU
April 2, 2008

...Groundbreaking for the $56 million project took place last August. Original plans called for the ballpark's opening in 2008. But environmental clean-up at the site where a gas station once stood delayed the project. The awarding of several construction contracts by the Franklin County Commission, which owns the team, has also been contentious. But commissioner Paula Brooks says the legal challenges are not slowing the timetable.

"The vast majority of contracts have been entered into and have proceeded," Brooks says. "We've had a few blips on the radar screen but everything's on schedule, on budget. There's still a lot of work to do but I have confidence that we're going to get it done on time."...