The Seattle Mariners want taxpayer money to fund the future of Safeco Field.
The team plans to make a formal request to the King County Council on Monday. The Mariners are asking for $180 million to cover upkeep at the stadium.
When the team recently agreed to a 25-year lease extension at Safeco, lodging taxes were part of the deal.
The suggestion for public funding to pay for Safeco Field was met with pushback from King County Council Member Dave Upthegrove.
"The proposal to earmark roughly $180 million in public funds for Safeco Field is the wrong priority. The Seattle Mariners are a profitable, private company that can and should pay their own expenses,” Upthegrove said.
The King County Council will hear the official motion at 10 a.m. Monday, sponsored by Councilmembers Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Joe McDermott, and Peter von Reichbauer.
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The team plans to make a formal request to the King County Council on Monday. The Mariners are asking for $180 million to cover upkeep at the stadium.
When the team recently agreed to a 25-year lease extension at Safeco, lodging taxes were part of the deal.
The suggestion for public funding to pay for Safeco Field was met with pushback from King County Council Member Dave Upthegrove.
"The proposal to earmark roughly $180 million in public funds for Safeco Field is the wrong priority. The Seattle Mariners are a profitable, private company that can and should pay their own expenses,” Upthegrove said.
The King County Council will hear the official motion at 10 a.m. Monday, sponsored by Councilmembers Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Joe McDermott, and Peter von Reichbauer.
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