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Mariners: Safeco Field long-term lease agreement contingent on $180 million in public funds

The Mariners say their proposed long-term lease extension at Safeco Field is contingent upon King County approving $180 million in public funds to help with fixes at the ballpark.

The team and the Public Facilities District that oversees Safeco Field had agreed in May to an initial term sheet outlining a 25-year extension to the lease. But it has not been signed.

The same day, King County Executive Dow Constantine unveiled a plan to spend $180 million in motel-hotel taxes to help the Mariners complete capital projects at the 19-year-old ballpark.

The King County Council will began weighing that plan at a committee hearing Monday.