Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 8:36 am:

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Between the announcement of a major redevelopment project and actual construction work, several months of seeming inactivity take place. In reality, that's when a lot of the important background work gets done.

On Tuesday, the City of Detroit moved on two pieces of the plan to demolish Tiger Stadium and replace it with a mix of housing and retail, a project announced by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in June.

The city's Economic Development Corp. approved a plan to seek an environment consulting firm to help deal with potential risks in redeveloping the site. The board also agreed to hire a firm to survey the site to produce legal descriptions, locate all utility lines and do other similar work.

Still to be decided are when some of the old ballpark's seats and other memorabilia may be sold to the public, and when demolition will start. The city is expected to firm up the schedule for those steps this fall.

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