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The ballpark was originally scheduled to open for the 2002 season; however, construction was temporarily sus- pended for legal and political reasons. One portion of this was a court decision which nullified a ballot proposition which had already been passed (approving the city’s portion of the stadium financing package), and required that the proposition be put to the voters a second time. Another delay resulted from the Western Metal Supply Co. build- ing having been declared a historic landmark in 1978, which prevented its demolition. After negotiations with the preservation community, it was agreed to rehabilitate the building in accordance with The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards, and the building was renovated and included in the stadium design in an example of adaptive reuse. -Wikipedia.
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