The Milwaukee Brewers are responding to the mayor’s efforts to develop some of the land outside American Family Field.This all revolves around the plan to keep the team in Milwaukee long-term.High-level negotiations are ongoing surrounding the fate of the $700 million Republican plan to keep the team in Milwaukee through 2050.As part of it, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson is publicly pressuring the Brewers to develop some of the parking lots and land surrounding the ballpark to help offset the $200 million the city and county would have to pay over the next 27 years as part of the plan.”When you look at Fiserv Forum in the Deer District, when you look at Camp Randall and what’s around there, when you look around the Titletown District around Lambeau Field, we’re not asking for something that has not happened,” Johnson said.Brewers President of Business Operation Rick Schlesinger talked with WISN 12 News Political Director Matt Smith exclusively on Thursday.”You saw the mayor come out pretty strongly after the announcement saying they’ve got to develop some of this land, some of this parking if we’re going to contribute all that money. You seem hesitant to do that, at least short-term,” Smith said.”Yeah, the economics of developing the parking lots are more complicated than the average person might think. This is an area where we are protective of our tailgating culture. There’s certainly a lot of parking spaces, but to think that we can just short-term turn this into a beer district or a major development, the economics are somewhat daunting,” Schlesinger said. Brewers officials were also at the state Capitol this week, meeting with a group of Senate Democrats, who remain skeptical of the plan, especially of the amount Milwaukee and Milwaukee County would be asked to pay.Republican proposal funding breakdown:$400 million would come from the state through tax revenue collected from player salaries$200 million from Milwaukee and Milwaukee County$100 million from the BrewersState Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he’d like a vote on the floor in the Assembly by next month.The proposal would ultimately need to be signed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.WISN 12 News looked into parking lots at other sports venues.American Family Field has about 12,000 spaces. Lambeau Field, which is in a more residential area with street and yard parking, has about 3,500 spaces in its stadium lots and another 1,000 spots in auxiliary lots nearby. Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, which shares a parking lot with the Chiefs stadium, has about 19,000 spaces.Sunday on “UPFRONT,” you can see Smith’s full interview with Schlesinger, the bill’s author and Mayor Johnson.
The Milwaukee Brewers are responding to the mayor’s efforts to develop some of the land outside American Family Field.
This all revolves around the plan to keep the team in Milwaukee long-term.
High-level negotiations are ongoing surrounding the fate of the $700 million Republican plan to keep the team in Milwaukee through 2050.
As part of it, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson is publicly pressuring the Brewers to develop some of the parking lots and land surrounding the ballpark to help offset the $200 million the city and county would have to pay over the next 27 years as part of the plan.
“When you look at Fiserv Forum in the Deer District, when you look at Camp Randall and what’s around there, when you look around the Titletown District around Lambeau Field, we’re not asking for something that has not happened,” Johnson said.
Brewers President of Business Operation Rick Schlesinger talked with WISN 12 News Political Director Matt Smith exclusively on Thursday.
“You saw the mayor come out pretty strongly after the announcement saying they’ve got to develop some of this land, some of this parking if we’re going to contribute all that money. You seem hesitant to do that, at least short-term,” Smith said.
“Yeah, the economics of developing the parking lots are more complicated than the average person might think. This is an area where we are protective of our tailgating culture. There’s certainly a lot of parking spaces, but to think that we can just short-term turn this into a beer district or a major development, the economics are somewhat daunting,” Schlesinger said.
Brewers officials were also at the state Capitol this week, meeting with a group of Senate Democrats, who remain skeptical of the plan, especially of the amount Milwaukee and Milwaukee County would be asked to pay.
Republican proposal funding breakdown:
- $400 million would come from the state through tax revenue collected from player salaries
- $200 million from Milwaukee and Milwaukee County
- $100 million from the Brewers
State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he’d like a vote on the floor in the Assembly by next month.
The proposal would ultimately need to be signed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
WISN 12 News looked into parking lots at other sports venues.
American Family Field has about 12,000 spaces.
Lambeau Field, which is in a more residential area with street and yard parking, has about 3,500 spaces in its stadium lots and another 1,000 spots in auxiliary lots nearby.
Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, which shares a parking lot with the Chiefs stadium, has about 19,000 spaces.
Sunday on “UPFRONT,” you can see Smith’s full interview with Schlesinger, the bill’s author and Mayor Johnson.
