Pinellas County to Rays: Make a decision by Sunday on $1.3B stadium project

An exterior view of Tropicana Field after Hurricane Milton hit St. Petersburg October 22, 2024.
An exterior view of Tropicana Field after Hurricane Milton hit St. Petersburg October 22, 2024.
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In a sometimes scolding letter sent earlier this week, Pinellas County Commission Chair Kathleen Peters flatly asks officials with the Tampa Bay Rays if they are in or out on a $1.3 billion stadium deal the team agreed to four months ago. The commission set a deadline — Sunday — for an answer.

 

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