_Lyve: @HUSAK3993 u gotta go to milwaukee wit us ...get them cheap tix@ the bradley center - against the lake show or lebron -
about 4 days ago
ramardavid: @DwightHoward will be @ the Bradley Center on 11/28 vs. the Bucks. What up with an autographed jersey or somethin? Let me know.
about 6 days ago
milweb1: RT @MaceosMama: Now I don't know if I'm at the Bradley Center or Sesame Street link
about 7 days ago
MaceosMama: Now I don't know if I'm at the Bradley Center or Sesame Street link
about 7 days ago
cfackelman: Please contact Governor Jim Doyle – 608-266-1212 or email governor@wisconsin.gov and tell him to STOP DHS's attempt to do this.
about 9 days ago
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The Bradley Center needs upgrades in the short term and, eventually, a replacement. |
 | By Drew Olson   Senior Editor E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Drew Olson |
| Published March 28, 2009 at 4:39 p.m. |
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Welcome to Saturday Scorecard. Just when you thought it was safe to "summerize" the snowblower...
Our topic today is only slightly more appealing than a snowstorm in late March: the future of the Bradley Center.
What may be the most overlooked and important story concerning the local sports scene moved into the spotlight this week when Gov. Jim Doyle put $5 million into his 2009-2011 capital budget to help pay for maintenance and upgrades to the Bradley Center.
Doyle's proposal calls for $500,000 per year in state bonding authority over a 10-year period beginning with the 2009-2001 biennium to support the Bradley Center.
Not surprisingly, the folks involved with the Bradley Center were encouraged by the news.
"As a state-owned facility, the Bradley Center has always been the people's building and the time has come for the state and people of Wisconsin to invest in its future," Bradley Center chairman Ulice Payne in a statement.
In a statement that shocked many sports fans / taxpayers, the Bradley Center asked for $23 million in improvements and upgrades to things like the HVAC systems, roof and facade, the scoreboard, elevators and escalators, the hockey refrigeration system, parking lots and grounds, lighting and electrical and security systems.
Many of the more than 1.5 million who enter the Bradley Center each year to watch the Bucks, Admirals, Golden Eagles or another concert or cultural event find the place to be clean, comfortable and "good enough" for Milwaukee.
But, it's not going to be good enough for long.
Even if they could be accomplished overnight and for free, the aforementioned upgrades are only going to delay the inevitable. Even casual sports fans are aware that Jane and Lloyd Petitt's 21-year-old gift to the city, though still functional, has become outdated in the world of sports venues because it doesn't offer year-round revenue generators like restaurants and retail shops and the amenities don't match those in newer venues.
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