By Brenna R. Kelly
Enquirer staff writer

BURLINGTON - As the Florence Freedom ended its season Monday, three more contractors said they were not paid for building the team's stadium.

The owners of the minor league baseball team now face $4.7 million in liens filed against Champion Window Field, which is about 80 percent complete.

The team finished its season with a game against the Evansville Otters. Sunday, 2,600 fans attended the game, one of the largest crowds this season.

Work on the 4,500-seat stadium stopped in July after contractors said they had not been paid for their work and began filing liens against the team.

Steelox Systems of Mason, Ohio, filed a lien Monday, saying it is owed $27,943. Friday, two Pennsylvania companies filed liens.

Giordano Construction of New Castle, Pa., said it is owed $67,225. Pittsburgh Fence Co. of Carnegie, Pa., said it is owed $91,246.

There are now 31 liens filed against the stadium, which is owned by the city of Florence and leased to Northern Kentucky Professional Baseball LLC, the ownership group.

Last week, Florence sued the ownership group and part-owner Chuck Hildebrant for violating terms of that lease.

The city is seeking to evict the team from the stadium, to have a receiver appointed to take control of the stadium and have the ownership group pay rent that the city has not received.

The lawsuit also claims that Hildebrant submitted false financial statements to get Florence to lease the land to the ownership group. Hildebrant and his wife, Connie, signed a personal financial guarantee to fulfill the lease.

Chuck Hildebrant has also been ordered by two Ohio judges to repay almost $4.5 million in bank loans and is under investigation by the Cincinnati division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Hildebrant has not been charged with any crime.

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