As reported in the Vancouver Columbian, the Single-A Bears will continue to play in Yakima during the 2012 season. They are still trying to work out a deal with Vancouver for a stadium there, and have exclusive negotiating rights with Vancouver and Portland until September 23. But even if a stadium deal is approved, there's not enough time to ready a new stadium for the 2012 season.
On the Milwaukie front, officials there have been meeting with all the Northwest League teams about possible relocation. Although some have speculated that there might be territorial rights issues between a team in Vancouver and one in Milwaukie, the real issue for Milwaukie is the Salem-Kaiser team. The territorial rights prevent a team from locating in a county adjacent to the county where another team already resides. Clackamas County, where Milwaukie's stadium would be built, is adjacent to Marion County, where the Salem-Kaiser stadium is.
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