Do the Mariners Need $180 Million in Public Funds?

The plan will be debated Monday morning at the King County Council.by Lester BlackThis is where the Mariners play games. OTTO GREULE JR / GETTY
Should the county spend $180 million on maintaining Safeco Field? The Mariners, which are valued at $1.45 billion, want hundreds of millions in county money before the team will sign a new 25-year lease and it looks like the county politicians want to cough up the cash.
King County Executive Dow Constantine unveiled a plan in May to take $180 million out