NO to $700 Million: WRN's Alternative to the Milwaukee Brewers Plan
Our plan spends less money than Gov. Tony Evers and legislative Republicans but still meets the Brewers' maintenance request needs.
The Republicans' more than $700 million plan to maintain and renovate the Milwaukee Brewers' stadium should be a no-go. Gov. Tony Evers' plan is also a non-starter. We are proposing an alternative plan that meets the Brewers' maintenance needs, spends less, and reduces the pain on the state, City of Milwaukee, and Milwaukee County taxpayers.
This is all backwards. You'd expect Democrats and a Democratic governor to oppose handing millions of dollars to a rich company owner, yet here we are. You'd expect Republicans to propose spending LESS overall than Democrats, yet here we are. That being said, there are elements of the Republicans' plan that we really like, such as the "jock tax" concept. We retain them.
We would note that the Brewers asked for $428 million in a December 2022 consultant study (VSG) on