The AmFamField renovations funding plan has been refined further for the Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee, with a state contribution potentially declining a little, replaced by a $2/ticket surcharge for non-Milwaukee Brewers events. (more…)
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Compromise reached on American Family Field upgrades
Wisconsin political leaders at every level hailed a compromise on funding American Family Field upgrades, decreasing the burden on local governments and ensuring the Milwaukee Brewers stay Sconnie through 2050. (more…)
WI Assembly leader: American Family Field maintenance should see Milwaukee money
Dismissing the ballpark as a “local project,” Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says that any state aid for $290 million in American Family Field maintenance must be augmented by local spending from the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County. (more…)
Franklin mulls new Frontier League ballpark
A new independent Frontier League is being debated in Franklin, a suburb of Milwaukee, but progress on the project on the city side hasn’t moved past the listening stage. Last night the city’s Plan Commission ballpark task force took testimony on a Special Use Permit zoning change that would allow a 2,000-seat ballpark (with capacity […]