State Money for the Marlins
A bill that would provide a $60 million state sales tax rebate to help the Marlins build a $490 million ballpark in Miami passed the House Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council this afternoon.
The council voted 13-1 for the bill that would provide rebates for all nine of the state’s professional franchises at a potential cost of $540 million. The bill would allow the first $2 million in sales taxes generated annually for 30 years by the teams to be kept in their home venues for new construction and improvements. The bill has one more committee stop before reaching the House floor.
Separate bills that would provide funding just for the Marlins are also making their way through the Legislature.
CRAIG DAVIS In more than 33 years at the Sun Sentinel, Craig Davis has written about a wide variety of sports topics from baseball to yachting, fishing to triathlons, and also worked as a copy editor and page designer. Recently he reported on local sports, including running, swimming, cycling, equestrian and beach volleyball. He enjoys sports as a participant as well as a spectator, is active in the South Florida running scene plays in the curling club at Saveology Iceplex. This blog offers a glimpse at the business side of sports in the interest of enhancing enjoyment of the games and sporting options as a spectator as well as a participant.
