Baseball Commissioner Joins Cubs Stadium Debate

The Commissioner of Major League Baseball has entered into the negotiations for a proposed new spring training facility to be located in Mesa. Bud Selig has stated that, in the future, he will be in charge of finding a way to finance the planned Chicago Cubs project. Apparently, according to Mr. Selig, the solution will not include any sort of mandatory surcharge on Cactus League tickets. This means, at least on the State of Arizona level, there is no specific method of raising money identified. The original bill introduced in the legislature included surcharges on rental cars and Cactus League tickets. Both of these ideas are now defunct. Mr. Selig stated he hoped to reveal a specific fund raising plan by the middle of April.