SEATTLE — The King County Council voted 5-4 Monday to direct $135 million in hotel tax revenue to preserve Safeco Field as fraction of the Seattle Mariners new lease agreement. King County Executive Dow Constantine’s original proposal had called for spending $180 million in tax revenue for Safeco Field maintenance. The Mariners said $180 million in public funding was needed in order for it to sign a new,25-year lease at Safeco, while many others said it was money that […]
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