Brew Crew in MKE

At the bill signing, December 2023

"No one wants to see how the sausage is made, but everyone wants to see the sausages run."

David Crowley, Milwaukee County Executive

The problem in 2023

American Family Field needed major repairs, and the Brewers' lease only guaranteed they'd stay through 2030.
Without a long-term deal, Milwaukee could have lost its team.
The first Republican plan charged Milwaukee County $5 million a year for 27 years, twice the city's share, while the county was already facing a budget gap.

Crowley went to the table and cut the county's bill in half.

Crowley said from the start that he wanted a deal that kept the Brewers here, and that it had to work for county budgets. He worked with leaders from both parties to get it done.

The final deal cut Milwaukee County's share from $5 million a year to $2.5 million, the same as the city's.

The Box Score

Milwaukee County's share of ballpark funding
Plan	Per year	Years	Total
First proposal	$5.0M	27	$135.0M
Final deal	$2.5M	27	$67.5M

Saved county taxpayers $67.5 million compared with the first proposal. Under the final deal, the city and county each pay $2.5 million a year.