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Landmark Commission OKs Revised Wrigley Renovations, Paving Way For Cubs' Tax Credit

The Commission on Chicago Landmarks on Thursday "approved another revised plan" from the Cubs to "renovate Wrigley Field, with this one coming after the National Park Service made recommendations amid concerns over the team's plans for expanded advertising in the outfield," according to Jared Hopkins of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. The plan "removes a script sign in left field while reducing other signs and relocating others." A videoboard in left field is "still scheduled to greet fans by opening day next year, and the Cubs are still allowed to erect another video board and four open-backed script signs." A right-field videoboard "would come down in size to 2,200 square feet from 2,400 square feet and it will be located closer to the foul line, where the bleachers are not as tall." The new location "allows the video screen to be set lower," and a script sign that the Cubs "planned to put in that location will be moved closer to the center-field scoreboard" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 12/5). In Chicago, Ameet Sachdev noted that is "one less sign after the Cubs reduced proposed signage in the outfield and around the ballpark over concerns of advertising overkill raised by the National Park Service." By "easing the Park Service's concerns over advertising, the Cubs are on their way to receiving up to $75 million in federal tax credits they are counting on to upgrade the stadium." Some details are "yet to be worked out, such as the final design and color of the outfield signs" (CHICAGOTRIBUNE.com, 12/4).

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