INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Major League Baseball is coming to Vero Beach.

County commissioners, in a 4-1 vote Tuesday, approved a 10-year lease with MLB that would bring year-round youth-development softball and baseball programs and athletic events to Historic Dodgertown.

Commission Chairman Bob Solari voted no, he said, because governments should not be involved in businesses that could be run by private companies.

Supporters cheered after the vote. Representatives of the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce and Treasure Coast Sports Commission said the deal is an opportunity to increase tourism and attract more visitors.

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MLB plans to start moving in early next year.

"We think it's a win-win for both sides," said Tony Reagins, executive vice president of baseball and softball development for MLB. "We're looking forward for the opportunity to be part of this community. We're respectful of the past and really excited about the future."

MLB will pay the county $1 per year to lease the facility, and will invest about $10 million in major renovations and improvements, such as an indoor training facility, batting cages, classrooms and new seats at Holman Stadium.

The county will match MLB's investment, using the capital reserve fund, said County Administrator Jason Brown.

The county will pay about $4.9 million to renovate the facility's roofs, concession stands and pressbox, Brown said. Part of the money is coming from tourism-tax revenue and the capital-improvement budget.

"This is a partnership where both the county and Major League Baseball are making a financial investment and commitment to the facility," Brown said.

The agreement includes three five-year renewal options.

While MLB plans to bring in its own programs, the agreement allows the county to use the facility up to 12 days for community events. Nine of those days have been earmarked for the annual St. Helen Harvest Festival, said County Commissioner Peter O'Bryan.

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Parking, however, remains a concern. The county must ensure availability of 2,000 available parking spaces for MLB, a requirement currently being met through an agreement with the city of Vero Beach to use the former Dodgertown golf course, Brown said.

In October, Vero Beach City Council delayed taking either of the two offers for the golf course property — from the county and from developer Mark Hulbert.

Hulbert offered $2.43 million and the county offered $2.4 million.

No one spoke against the deal Tuesday. Supporters such as County Historian Ruth Stanbridge say the deal clinches the preservation of the historical significance of the facility.

Built in 1948, Dodgertown was the spring training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers until 2008. Holman Stadium was built in 1953 as the first integrated training facility for ball players such as Jackie Robinson. It's since been used as an amateur sports center and athletic facility.

The agreement received the blessing of Peter O'Malley, whose family once owned the Dodgers. In 2012, O'Malley, now 81, and a group of partners took over the facility.

O'Malley said he wanted to find someone to "step into my place" to preserve the history of Dodgertown and maintain it.

"Major League Baseball is the ideal partnership," O'Malley said Tuesday. "There's nothing (else) close."