We know War Memorial Stadium was on Greensboro’s “wish list” for some type of federal funding. A memo form City Manager Mitchell Johnson, circulated on the Fisher Park listserve, reports fundng might come from the FY 2010 federal budget:

A request for a federal earmark was submitted on Friday, February 27 to the office of Congressman Brad Miller in the amount of $8.5 million for renovation at the War Memorial Stadium. This was in follow-up to Council Member (Trudy) Wade’s request to pursue alternative federal funding for the stadium.

Staff will track this request and will continue to seek other federal funding opportunities for the stadium. Qualification for earmark funding has several layers of consideration. The outcome will not be known until the federal budget is signed for next fiscal year.

No word yet about War Memorial Auditorium, at least that I’ve heard.