City Council, St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay Rays

Like county, St. Petersburg City Council votes to delay Rays stadium bonds
The council voted 5-2 to also punt the votes on the bonds for the stadium and Gas Plant to as late as January.
Rays president says stadium deal is dead, while St. Pete city council reverses course on Trop repairs
A wild back-and-forth city council meeting left the future of the Rays in St. Pete and Tropicana Field up in the air.
St. Petersburg city council reverses course on Tampa Bay Rays' stadium repairs
Hours after the St. Petersburg City Council approved spending $23.7 million to repair Tropicana Field after it was damaged during Hurricane Milton, the council reversed its decision in a second vote.
Tampa Bay Rays say new St. Pete stadium is unlikely to be ready for 2028 season, if at all
A combination of hurricane damage to Tropicana Field and political delays on financing means it is highly unlikely the Tampa Bay Rays’ planned new stadium will be ready for the 2028 season, if at all
Thursday updates: St. Petersburg officials vote to delay bonds for stadium financing
Council members voted to delay financing bonds for a new Rays stadium. They also flip-flopped on spending $23.7 million to repair the roof of Tropicana Field.
Live: Will St. Petersburg officials approve Rays stadium financing?
St. Petersburg City Council members could be in for a heated discussion Thursday afternoon: What was once seen as a routine vote on financing the city’s portion of a new Rays stadium and the surrounding redevelopment,
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The deal to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg is likely dead
It was essentially buried after St. Petersburg City Council members delayed a vote on allocating bonds for the new stadium — ...
Tampa Bay Rays Cancel New Stadium Plans After Local Government Stalls Funding
If funding were approved, St. Petersburg residents would have been on the hook for a new stadium for one of baseball’s least ...
Rays Decide on a Relocation Plan for 2025
The Tampa Bay Rays have decided where they will play in 2025 while awaiting the fate of Tropicana Field, which was damaged in ...
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St. Petersburg council approves $23M repair to hurricane-ravaged Tropicana Field roof
PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The St. Petersburg City Council voted Thursday to spend more than $23 million to repair the hurricane-shredded roof of Tropicana Field, with the goal of having the home of ...
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St. Petersburg Approves $6.5M Plan to Clean Up Rays' Tropicana Field After Hurricane
The city of St. Petersburg City Council voted on Thursday to approve a pair of clean-up and restoration projects for the Tampa Bay Rays' Tropicana Field in the wake of the damage suffered ...
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Tampa Bay Rays need a temporary new home
Tropicana Field sustained extensive damage from Hurricane Milton and repairs will cost an estimated $55.7 million. If the ...
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Hurricane Milton hinders bond sale for new Tampa Bay Rays stadium
County commissioners already approved a funding agreement for the Tampa Bay ... Petersburg, which has already received court approval for its validation, also has to be ready to issue its bonds ...