The ambitious plan for both American Family Field winterization and needed equipment overhauls is being adjusted after the original timeline proved to perhaps be a little too ambitious. (more…)
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AmFamField renovations funding plan refined further
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…)
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…)
Sales slow for Milwaukee’s basketball at the ballpark doubleheader
Most folks probably don’t know we’re at the beginning of the 2022-2023 NCAA basketball season, so it’s not a surprise advance sales for a Friday University of Wisconsin-Madison men’s/women’s doubleheader at American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers, are slow. (more…)
Milwaukee County debates American Family Field development
We’ve mused in these pages about the potential for American Family Field development, and now we’re seeing a Milwaukee County Supervisor wondering the same exact thing. (more…)
10 Finalists for Franklin American Association Team Name
A slate of 10 finalists have been revealed as possible names for a new Franklin, WI team that will launch in the independent American Association in 2019. (more…)
New Franklin Ballpark to Host American Association Team; Site Prep Set For Next Week
Work on a new Franklin (WI) ballpark will begin next week after developers acquire the final land parcel, as Roc Ventures announces plans to launch an independent American Association team at the multiuse development. (more…)
Franklin moves forward with new Milwaukee-area ballpark plan
A new $10.5-million ballpark for an independent Frontier League team in the Milwaukee suburb of Franklin could be backed by a city-backed TIF district under a plan floated by local officials. The TIF district would back a more ambitious $100-million development project that would essentially create a downtown for the small city, complete with retail, […]
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 […]