A $45 million downtown Milwaukee soccer stadium that would house a professional minor league team would get $9.3 million in state funding under a new $3.8 billion budget proposal from Gov. Tony Evers.
As reported by Tom Daykin of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the 8,000-seat stadium would be part of an 11-acre hospitality and entertainment development. The stadium would house a professional soccer team, as well as Marquette University's men’s and women’s soccer and lacrosse teams. The facility also would host community events, recreational programs and other athletic uses. A professional women's soccer could call the venue home at a future date, according to the budget proposal.
It will likely draw attention from opponents who object to state tax dollars being spent on professional sports facilities — similar to opposition to the $290 million for American Family Field's long-term renovations in Evers' 2023-25 operating budget that totals $103.8 billion," Daykin wrote. "Both budget plans from Evers, a Democrat, need approval from Republicans who control the Legislature."