While some WI Stadium officials said that "it was too
soon to say whether" the tragic accident at Miller Park last
week would delay the project's completion, Stadium Board
member Mikel Holt "expressed some doubt Sunday that the
ballpark could be finished in time for opening day in 2000,"
according to Greg Borowski of the MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL.
Holt's comments "were the first to carry such pessimism since
Wednesday's accident." Holt: "Before (the accident), we
said, 'On time, under budget.' We can't exactly say 'on
time' anymore." A "small team of workers" will "go back to
the stadium today to complete tasks that were under way" at
the time of the accident (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 7/19).
SELIG-PRIEB TAKES IT SLOWLY: Brewers CEO Wendy Selig-
Prieb, asked about the park's scheduled opening: "We're going
to have to be patient and we're going to have to work our way
through the process to get where we are at. There is just no
way of knowing that right now." Asked if the project could
be delayed by litigation, Selig-Prieb said, "No. I don't
know what is possible and not possible in that regard." The
team's marketing plan this year was based on the slogan,
"Bringing Down the House," building toward the final home
stand at County Stadium. Asked if the team would continue
with the strategy, Selig-Prieb said, "There is some
uncertainty that we're all going to have to deal with. Right
now, our focus has been on the families and going through
[the grieving process]. As we start to have clarity and we
have answers, then we can start to (deal) with those issues
as well" (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 7/18).
