After delays, Pinellas County votes to approve financing for Rays’ new $1.3B ballpark
The Major League Baseball team, led by financier Stu Sternberg, has agreed to contribute $700 million for the stadium and will be on the hook for all cost overruns.
Pinellas County votes to approve funding for new Rays stadium, now up to team to move forward
A $1.3 billion deal was ratified in July to fund a new stadium for the Rays, though two hurricanes in October made the Rays’ Tropicana Field venue unplayable. And it forced the Pinellas County commissioners to delay the vote on approving the bonds.
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Pinellas County commissioners vote in favor of financing new $1.3B ballpark for Tampa Bay Rays
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — Pinellas County commissioners voted 5-2 Tuesday in favor of passing approved funding for the new $1.3 billion Tampa Bay Rays Stadium. Vince Nowicki and Chris Scherer were the two commissioners who voted against the funding. Chris Latvala and Dave Eggers, who previously did not support the bonds, voted to approve them.
After delays, Florida county votes to approve financing for new $1.3B ballpark for MLB’s Rays
The proposal caps years of uncertainty about the Rays’ future, including possible moves across the bay to Tampa, or to Nashville, Tennessee, or even to split home games between St. Petersburg and Montreal,
Florida county votes to OK financing for new $1.3B Rays ballpark
After a nearly two-month delay, the Pinellas County Commission voted Tuesday in favor of its share of financing for a new $1.3 billion Tampa Bay Rays ballpark, part of a plan to keep the team in St. Petersburg for another 30 years.
Florida county set to vote on funding for new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark
After two costly delays, the Pinellas County Commission is set to vote on its share of financing for a new $1.3 billion ballpark.
Florida county poised to vote on financing for new $1.3 billion ballpark for Rays
The overall plan was approved by the county commission and city of St. Petersburg officials this summer, but votes on the funding for the deal had been postponed.
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