The problem with the Tampa Bay Rays stadium deal has always been clear: the city and county leaders gave the team an offer they couldn’t refuse, and despite the Rays’ …
@2024 – No Home Run
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Stadium Deal – Our Complete Analysis A better opportunity for St. Petersburg, Pinellas County and the RaysThe Tampa Bay Rays baseball team’s 30 year lease at Tropicana Field in St. …
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In July, the agreement to build a new baseball stadium for the Rays was signed, with St. Pete to contribute $287.5 million, Pinellas County $312.5 million and the Rays $700 …
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The Tampa Bay Times published our Opinion on Dec. 24, 2023. 1 year later, our opinions have not changed. Opinion We couldn’t help ourselves. As longtime St. Petersburg residents who …
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Gas Plant - After the Trop
Where are our priorities? Rethinking the public funding of sports stadiums.
Where Are Our Priorities? In short: Public Funding for Stadiums: We are funding billion-dollar stadiums for wealthy team owners while facing severe infrastructure issues like flooding and failing sanitation systems. …
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In July, I posted my comments below. Now, after two hurricanes, it is clear we cannot afford the Rays/Hines deal and the county commissioners should not vote to borrow funds …
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The Stadium Deal
A path forward…Pinellas County must wait to vote until Mayor Welch can negotiate a new deal with the Rays, or it’s time to move on without baseball.
The Pinellas County Board of Commissioners should not vote Tuesday to approve the sale of bonds to help pay for a new stadium. The Rays say the deal no longer …
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The Stadium Deal
Rays show us the money. We’ll put up ours after you put up yours. And after Mayor Welch cleans up the mess.
Pinellas County is scheduled to vote on Tuesday as to whether to approve the sale of bonds to pay its $312.5 million share of a new stadium. But the …
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To: City of St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch, Council Chair Deborah Figgs-Sanders, Council Member Copley Gerdes, council Member Brandi Gabbard, Council Member Lisset Hanewicz, Council Member Gina Driscoll, Council Member …
