January 06, 2004
St. Paul council proposes cap on stadium spending
As expected, the multi-city race to build a new home for the Minnesota Twins is slowing as it comes time to figure how to pay for it. St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly's plan to swipe the Twins from neighboring Minneapolis hit a roadblock yesterday, as two city council members said they would introduce a resolution capping city stadium spending at $10 million, to match a similar cap put in place by Minneapolis voters in 1997. "We should not be raising taxes to pay for a stadium," said Councilmember Jay Benanav. "The city's only role should be infrastructure, like rebuilding a road." Two other members of the seven-member council expressed support for a spending cap, which could be approved as early as tomorrow.
