March 13, 2003
Missouri committee cuts stadium ramp funds
Missouri's House Budget Committee voted to cut $12 million for a highway ramp for the St. Louis Cardinals' proposed new stadium from the state's 2004 budget on Tuesday. The full House could still reverse the decision, and the state transportation department could still build the ramp with other funds.
The Coalition Against Public Funding for Stadiums, meanwhile, has launched a referendum campaign to require a public vote on any new county stadium subsidies, following its successful ballot move for a similar requirement on city expenditures last November. Cardinals management is still insisting it will have its $275 million private share of the planned $402 million project in place by May. We shall see.
