Lead Business Group Backs Tax Plan for Ballpark

The Greater Vancouver (WA) Chamber of Commerce has officially endorsed a proposed plan for a 5-percent admissions tax to help pay for a new $19.5 million baseball stadium for the Single-A Yakima Bears (Northwest League).  Read more here.

Vancouver Ballpark Funding Hearing Postponed

A public hearing on an admissions tax to help fund the proposed new $22.7 million baseball stadium at Clark College in Vancouver (WA) for the Single-A Yakima Bears (Northwest League) has been indefinitely postponed, after the Bears requested more time to rework their proposal.  Read more here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the link.

New Vancouver (WA) Ballpark Funding Options on Deck for Public Hearing Next Week

The Clark County (Vancouver, WA) Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing next Wednesday to consider public funding options for the proposed new ballpark on the campus of Clark College for the Single-A Yakima Bears (Northwest League).  Read more here.

Vancouver Ballpark Study Released

The Columbia River Economic Development Council has released a commissioned study to determine the feasibility of  building a new $22.7 million ballpark in Clark County (Vancouver, WA) for the Single-A Yakima Bears (Northwest League).  The study estimates the project would generate $206.5 million in pubic-private investment over 20 years.  Read more here.