St. Pete mayor opts for Rays/Hines proposal to redevelop Tropicana Field site

Calling his decision "the safe bet," Ken Welch says the Sunshine City and its MLB team are now "engaged," and he doesn’t expect discussions with Tampa to continue.

A rendering of how the Hines/Rays teams would redevelop the 86-acre Tropicana Field site in downtown St. Petersburg.
A rendering of how the Hines/Rays teams would redevelop the 86-acre Tropicana Field site in downtown St. Petersburg.
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Using the analogy of an accepted marriage proposal, St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch on Monday announced  he has chosen the Tampa Bay Rays and their Houston-based development partner, Hines, to remake the 86-acre Tropicana Field site in downtown St. Pete.

 

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