MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) – The Wisconsin State Senate voted on Tuesday to pass a bill that provides funding for improvements to American Family Field.
The bill passed 19–14 and will now head back to the State Assembly, where, if passed, it will head to Governor Tony Evers’s desk to be signed. According to the governor’s office, which spoke with the AP, Evers supports the Senate’s bill and would sign it if it passed the Assembly.
The stadium’s glass outfield doors, seats, and concourses need replacing, and the stadium’s luxury suites and video scoreboard are among the areas the team hopes to upgrade with the funds.
The Brewers have the option to extend the team’s existing lease to 2040, but it expires in 2030, according to CBS 58. The stadium’s upkeep and upgrades would be funded by this bill until 2050.
Through the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District, the state, that owns and runs American Family Field, would bear the majority of the expenditure, or roughly $400 million.
CBS 58 also reports that over 27 years, Milwaukee County would pay $5 million per year, totaling $135 million. Over the same period, the City of Milwaukee would contribute $2.5 million a year, for a total of $67.5 million. That comes to $202.5 million in total local contributions. The Brewers would pay $100–$125 million toward the upgrades in the deal.
