A bill to help pay for the proposed $84 million spring training ballpark for the Chicago Cubs will get its first public hearing at the Arizona Legislature Wednesday morning.
The House Commerce Committee will consider House Bill 2736, which would raise car rental taxes and levy ticket fees on all Cactus League games to help pay for the stadium. The Cubs have threatened to move to Florida if they don’t get a new stadium in Mesa by 2013. The city of Mesa will hold an election later this year asking voters to approve bonds and extra spending for the ballpark.
The bill does not yet including a specific surcharge for tickets or a specific increase to rental car taxes.
The idea of ticket fees on all Cactus League games is opposed by the Arizona Diamondbacks and other Cactus League teams.

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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
First public hearing today regarding proposed deal for Cubs' Cactus League stadium
From the Phoenix Business Journal -
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