Reply #26: Of course the Twins benefit [View All]

[SaveElmer]

That's the idea...but so will Hennepin county. A thriving business community benefits everyone as long as it is managed wisely. Increased sales for the Twins means increased revenue for the city as well.

I wish baseball owners would pay for these themselves, but that is not the current reality in major sports. What has to be asked is if this is a benefit to the locality....and in this case I believe it is.

This is what Doug Grow ignores in his analysis. Hennepin County is making an investment in the future success of the Twins. In the long wrong, this will bring in more money than is being spent by this very modest, and in my opinion reasonable sales tax.