MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WMTV) -On Jan. 3, 1996, Wisconsin residents and visitors began funding construction of what would become Miller Park through a new sales tax.
The funding mechanism was part of state legislation passed in 1995. The bill included a $250 million preliminary budget for design, construction and development of the Milwaukee Brewers stadium.
The legislation allowed a one-tenth of a percent sales tax to help pay for the stadium in Milwaukee. The bill also required any major league baseball team using the facility to contribute to youth sports organizations annually and mandated general seating in the stadium be smoke-free.
Construction on what is now American Family Field began Nov. 6, 1996. The stadium opened five years later in 2001 as Miller Park, a name it held until 2020.
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