SANTA CLARA (AP) — A California county has surprised both the San Francisco 49ers and city of Santa Clara leaders by pulling $30 million in tax funds from the new 49ers stadium.Santa Clara County officials told the Mercury News Saturday that they would rather spend the money on teachers.The team and the city said voters had specifically earmarked redevelopment money to help build the $1.2 billion stadium and that the county has no right to keep it.The 49ers and Santa Clara officials will craft an official response this week. Lawsuits are likely, according the newspaper.The revocation occurred Friday by a new board that oversees property tax from redevelopment zones.“Let’s be real: That stadium is going to get built whether or not you get this $30 million,” county tax collector George Putris, the oversight board member who proposed the motion, told a 49ers attorney at the meeting. He said the need was greater at other public agencies, such as school districts.
Santa Clara County pulls $30M in 49ers stadium funding; prefer paying teachers