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Article: Wish list: New home for Saints; St. Paul made a downtown ballpark one of its bonding bill requests, but getting the funding is only a first step in what will be a complicated series of steps to get a new park.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- June 27, 2009
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Byline: CHRIS HAVENS; STAFF WRITER
The St. Paul Saints are in the game, but it could be several months -- or even years -- before they know if they will be able to score a new ballpark.
As the minor-league baseball team tries to rally support and work with the city of St. Paul to raise money for a ballpark, it has become clear that very little is in the team's control.
This week, the St. Paul City Council included a municipal ballpark along with several other projects on its 2010 legislative bonding wish list. While the $25 million request doesn't specify a site, a shuttered shampoo factory near the Lowertown farmers market is the preferred ...