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March 13, 2019, 6:57 PM UTC

Milwaukee Plans to Retire Baseball Stadium Tax in 2020

Michael J. Bologna
Michael J. Bologna
Staff Correspondent

Milwaukee’s stadium tax will likely be retired early next year based on projections the taxing district could soon pay off all debts associated with the construction of Miller Park, home of Major League Baseball’s Brewers.

The leadership of the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District, which administers the special purpose stadium tax, said a fiscal analysis by an outside consultant indicates the district will soon have sufficient funds to sunset the tax program after nearly 25 years of collections. The Board of Directors of the district reviewed the report favorably during a March 12 meeting.

“Based on the District’s ...

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