Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Clark County Backs Out of Admissions Tax

Clark County Commissioners backed out of a proposed admissions tax that would have funded a baseball stadium in Vancouver.  The stadium was targeted for use by Clark College and a potential short-season Single-A baseball team.

Read more about this in the Oregonian.

The Yakima Bears of the Northwest League had been in discussions with Clark County to move to the new stadium.  Now they will be looking elsewhere, hopefully in Milwaukie, Oregon, where leaders there have held a series of community meetings to gauge interest in building a ballpark.  For many Portland residents, a Milwaukie ballpark, situated right along the new SE MAX line would be a lot more convenient than the Vancouver site.  The SE MAX line is funded and construction (at least, the bridge portion) has already started. A MAX line to Vancouver, along with a new I-5 bridge, seems to be many years away.  So let's hope Milwaukie can get their ducks in a row and jump on the opportunity that Clark County has left them.

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