Busch officials: 'Village' needs public money

Monday, September 11, 2006

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals executives want millions of dollars in public money to help build a development project around the new Busch Stadium. The six-block development -- dubbed Ballpark Village -- is planned to feature office buildings, hotels and restaurants. Cardinals owners have promised to pay $60 million for the project, but say they need more if Ballpark Village will reach its full potential. The total price tag could reach as high as $650 million, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. That's about $200 million more than the stadium itself.

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