Whether the Diamondbacks build a new ballpark or renovate Chase Field, the team’s ownership group says it is willing to help foot the bill.
As the team continues to explore possibilities when it comes to its future home, Diamondbacks Managing General Partner Ken Kendrick said the organization is prepared to spend “hundreds of millions of dollars” either in renovating Chase Field or in the cost of building a new ballpark.
Two years ago, a Diamondbacks’ attorney wrote a bill that was enacted into law that allows for a special tax “district.” If activated, it would create a new tax on fans at Chase Field, with the money generated going toward renovation and development. “ some of the more attractive offerings that you see in the newer ballparks, whether it’s four-tops or more private-type sitting and boxes,” Hall said. “We need to renovate our luxury boxes, as well, create new clubs. There’s so much that we need to do.
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