MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — A lease agreement for American Family Field has been approved, ensuring the Milwaukee Brewers and Major League Baseball (MLB) will remain in Wisconsin through 2025.
The Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District voted Wednesday morning during a board meeting, deliberating for more than an hour in closed session before opening it back up to pass the motion.
11 members said yes, while Sen. Duey Stroebel, R – Cedarburg, was the only one to say no.
While he declined an interview, he later sent a press release which said in part:
“I fear that this deal could lead to unintended negative consequences for taxpayers and the State of Wisconsin in the future.”
The lease would use hundreds of millions in state and local taxpayer dollars to renovate and winterize the stadium.
Board member Dale Kooyenga, who is also the president of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area of Commerce, said …