State leaders support Hennepin-County-only 0.15 percent sales tax increase for a $478 million, 42,000-seat, open-air ballpark between Target Center and the garbage burner. It would open in 2009.
The deal would make the Minneapolis sales tax 7.15 percent and the rest of the county 6.65 percent. Twins would kick in $40 million up front and another $85 million over time. The county sales tax would produce $28 million a year. The way it would go down is that the County Board would approve the arrangement and the Legislature and Governor would allow the county to raise the sales tax. [Irony note: Mayor R.T. Rybak and the City Council voted this year to ask the state for permission to levy a 0.5 percent sales tax to fund public safety. They couldn't find any Minneapolis legislators to sponsor the bill. That should make the ballpark sales tax an interesting vote for the Minneapolis delegation.] http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5365857.html David Brauer List manager REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
