Mariners Could Get Answer On Safeco Renovation Funds Today

The King County Council today "could allocate" the $180M the Mariners want to upgrade Safeco Field, or it "could choose to contribute less." The hotel-motel tax allocation "would be part of a broader" $800M-plus plan to renovate the ballpark. The team says that the allocation "could help pay for more than" $32M in roof projects, "including new wheels and axles, painting and a new plastic membrane." The Mariners "use the roof for games less than they originally predicted, playing under cover fewer than 20 times per season." But the club "moves the roof constantly for other purposes" (SEATTLE TIMES, 8/29). Meanwhile, a SEATTLE TIMES editorial over the weekend stated Safeco Field is a "tremendously successful investment by the people of King County."