Tampa approves $80 million in funding for Tampa Bay Rays ballpark

The Tampa Bay Rays hope to build a new ballpark and mixed-use development across from Raymond James Stadium on the site of today's Hillsborough College in Tampa.
The Tampa Bay Rays hope to build a new ballpark and mixed-use development across from Raymond James Stadium on the site of today's Hillsborough College in Tampa.
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Tampa’s City Council took the first step Thursday in what could ultimately end the more than 20-year saga to build a new ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays.

 

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