The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 5, 1995 - 13 j Associated Press basketball polls New Tiger Stadium is al most a reaty DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Ti- gers moved another step closer to- ward building a new stadium Monday as the Detroit City Council voted 7-2 in favor of spending $40 million to help pay for it. "It's a proud day for the city of Detroit," said Mayor Dennis Archer. "Everybody came to the table in good faith." Archer said taxpayers benefit from the plan because the city will get a $235 million stadium with a $40 mil- lion investment, and the plan does not rely on a tax increase. Stadium funding also would include $55 million from the Michigan Stra- tegic Fund and $145 million from team owner Mike Ilitch. The city's Downtown Development Authority also would have to provide $250,000 a year for major repairs once the sta- dium opens. The Tigers and Archer agreed Oct. 27 on plans fora new downtown base- ball stadium for the American League club. The deal would commit the Ti- gers to stay in Detroit until at least 2033. The plan needed the City Council to overturn a voter-approved 1992 ordinance that bans the use of city money for a new stadium. The coun- cil also had to vote on whether to use the $40 million in Downtown Devel- opment Authority bonds for the project. Council members Maryann Mahaffey and Mel Ravitz voted no. Ravitz said voters decided in 1992 that they did not want public money spent for a stadium and he did not take that lightly. . But Councilwoman Brenda Scott said the plan was more specific and onough circumstances are different to warrant building a stadium. She said public opinion has shifted as well. Tigers president John McHale said the team has promised the city a facil- ity to be proud of, and is determined to be successful. "We're proud to be part of the revi- talization of Detroit," McHale said. "This has been an issue that occupied the time and talents of many, many people. It's very rewarding that it's come to a successful ... beginning." The open-air, natural turf ballpark would hold 42,000 people. It would include private suites, club-level seat- ing and picnic, concession and retail areas. Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in April, with completion targeted for April 1998. The next phases of the project are arranging financing and design and development, McHale said. He said spinoff business around the stadium would depend on individual entrepreneurs, but a spokesman for the Tiger Stadium Fan Club said the city should know by now that stadi- ums do not create development. "I'm disappointed that those who are in charge of the public interest have turned into corporate servants rather than public servants," said Frank Rashid. He said the fan club will pursue legal options and may attempt to bring the question back before the voters. Council members Gil Hill, Nicho- las Hood Ill, Kay Everett, Clyde Cleveland, Sheila Cockrel, Alberta Tinsley-Williams and Scott voted for the city expenditure. GO ON ... TAKE A PITTS STOP AND READ THE DAILY. IT'S WHITE ON TARGET, IT'S DARREN TO BE DIFFERENT, IT'S A McINTOSH CLASSIC. WHILE YOU'RE ENJOYING% IT, DON'T FORGET THAT ROSES ARE READ. AFTER YOU'VE READ IT, YOU'LL JOIN SOLLENBERGER IN DADAhIcV" TA Men's Top 25: Team 1. Kansas (55) 2. Villanova (4) 3. Massachusetts (4) 4. Arizona (2) 5. Kentucky 6. Georgetown 7. Memphis 8. Mississippi St. 9. Connecticut 10. Wake Forest 11. Missouri 12. Iowa 13. North Carolina 14. Utah 15. Virginia 16. Georgia Tech 17. Cincinnati 18. Duke 19. Virginia Tech 20. Maryland 21. Illinois 22. Michigan 23. Louisville 24. Stanford 25. Santa Clara Records are through Dec. 3; first-place votes are in parentheses. Women's Top 25: Record Points Previous Team 3-0 1,613 2 1. Louisiana Tech (34) 5-0 1,519 3 2. Tennessee (5) 3-0 . 1,476 5 3. 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