MILWAUKEE -- State Sen. Tim Carpenter (D - Milwaukee) introduced legislation that would end the sales and use tax that is funding Miller Park by December 31, 2019.
Taxpayers in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Racine and Washington Counties have been paying an extra 1/10 of one cent tax on every dollar since 1996. In 2016, that five-county sales tax generated more than $30 million.
Sen. Carpenter's legislation, Senate Bill 443, was introduced on October 9th. Carpenter issued the following statement in a news release on Tuesday, October 31st:
The Miller Park sales tax end date has shifted multiple times over the years. Most recently, it was reported to sunset in 2019.