{"id":4879,"date":"2023-08-11T05:03:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T05:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=4879"},"modified":"2023-08-11T05:08:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T05:08:43","slug":"milwaukee-county-eyes-revived-stadium-tax-for-brewers-ballpark-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=4879","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee County Eyes Revived Stadium Tax for Brewers\u2019 Ballpark Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by Benjamin Yount<\/h5>\n

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A Milwaukee County supervisor took to social media Tuesday to oppose an idea to revive a sales tax to pay for upgrades and renovations at American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers.<\/p>\n

County Supervisor Peter Burgelis shot down the plan in a tweet after it was suggested Monday by Supervisor Sheldon Wasserman.<\/p>\n

\u201cResidents I\u2019ve talked to strongly oppose a return of the regional stadium sales tax,\u201d Burgelis said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

Wasserman suggested reviving the five county stadium tax as a way to raise $400 million needed to pay for the upgrades and.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a funding mechanism; it was the 0.1% sales tax,\u201d Wasserman said.<\/p>\n

Wasserman is one of several Milwaukee County leaders vowing not to spend any county money on Amfam Field.<\/p>\n

Burgelis also doesn\u2019t want to spend county money on the ballpark. He said Milwaukee County recently raised its sales tax to pay for the county\u2019s needs, not the Brewers\u2019 needs.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Milwaukee county residents] also won\u2019t accept using local tax levy funds for the stadium \u2013 that will reduce local spending on the sheriff, transit parks, and health services, all of which are desperately needed,\u201d Burgelis added.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley on Monday said he\u2019s asked Republican lawmakers for permission to spend some of the county\u2019s new sales tax haul on other pension costs. Crowley said that could free-up some money for the ballpark.<\/p>\n

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, who has insisted Milwaukee and Milwaukee County contribute something to the ballpark\u2019s needs said he is looking for a solution.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope to have a finalized proposal in the near future,\u201d Vos said.<\/p>\n

Burgelis, whose district includes America Family Field, said he doesn\u2019t want the team to leave. He said the state needs to support the Brewers\u2019 ballpark, and not Milwaukee County.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look forward to investment from the state to support the Brewers and AmFam Field,\u201d Burgelis added. \u201cAmFam Field is owned and managed by a state agency.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Benjamin Yount is a contributor to The Center Square.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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