The Mariners suffered a surprising off-field setback Tuesday, as one of their strongest supporters for a plan to use about $180 million in public funds for fixes at Safeco Field dropped her support and said most of the money should be used for affordable housing instead.
King County Council member Jeanne Kohl-Welles, one of three co-sponsors of the bill to help funnel public funds toward the stadium, abruptly announced that she was pulling her name from the measure. Kohl-Welles said she would introduce a competing proposal to use most of those funds on housing, and instead contribute $25 million in public funds toward Safeco Field.