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Senate approves bill that would end Miller Park tax
By: Associated Press//November 6, 2019//
Listen to this articleMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Senate has approved a bill to end by next summer the sales tax that paid for the construction of Miller Park.
The 0.1% sales tax has been in effect in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha and Racine counties since 1996. Under current law, the tax would end when the stadium district has paid off its bonds and satisfied reserve requirements. The district is expected to reach that point by early 2020.
The bill would require the tax to end by August 31. Any excess collections would go back to the counties for property-tax relief, public safety, parks and recreation or economic development.
The Senate passed the bill 33-0 Tuesday. The Assembly passed it in June. It goes next to Gov. Tony Evers.
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