One more legislative hurdle for Rays to secure new stadium

The Tampa Bay Rays will go before Pinellas County leaders July 30 for the final vote needed to make a long awaited new ballpark a reality.


  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 5:00 a.m. July 25, 2024
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After years of trying to get a new ballpark built, the Tampa Bay Rays are on the brink of finalizing its plans.
After years of trying to get a new ballpark built, the Tampa Bay Rays are on the brink of finalizing its plans.
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After two decades of what even he recently called “cockamamie schemes” to get a new stadium built for his Tampa Bay Rays, team owner Stuart Sternberg is tantalizingly close to making the dream a reality.

The team is set to go before the Pinellas County Commission Tuesday, July 30 for a vote on a measure to dedicate $312.5 million in bed tax money to the project.

 

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