In addition to any powers that it may otherwise have, a city or a county within a district’s jurisdiction may do any of the following:

Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 229.69

  • Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Land: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)   Make grants or loans to a district upon terms that the city or county considers appropriate.
   (2)   Expend public funds to subsidize a district.
   (3)   Borrow money under ss. 67.04 and 67.12 (12) for baseball park facilities or to fund grants, loans or subsidies to a district.
   (4)   Grant to the state land or other property, especially dedicated by the grant to use for a professional baseball park.