[Mpls] County, Twins have ballpark deal

[Allen]

I think that tax may end when the bonds are paid off.  Maybe that's just
what they're trying to imply when it's not true.  The issues I have with
this are a ton.  For example, what does it say about priorities when the
city of MPLS can not raise a sales tax to pay for emergency services but the
county can to pay for a stadium?  Others have asked the same.

I'm curious what, if anything, the city of Minneapolis can do to fight this.
Afterall, this is the MPLS email list so we should keep a MPLS focus on this
one.  

Allen Graetz
Lowry Hill

-----Original Message-----
From: mpls-bounces at mnforum.org [mailto:mpls-bounces at mnforum.org] On Behalf
Of Jim McGuire
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 11:58 AM
To: List Manager; mpls at mnforum.org
Subject: Re: [Mpls] County, Twins have ballpark deal


>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.

I suppose this also means that with the "hospitality tax" in downtown bars 
and restaurants we'll all be paying 10.15%.  I have mixed feelings about a 
new Twins ballpark, but I do wonder if/when the "temporary" tax on 
hospitality is due to expire.

Jim McGuire
Como



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