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During a workshop with the Rays-Hines partnership, City Council members asked about affordable housing, jobs, a timeline and reconnecting the site with neighborhoods.
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St. Petersburg City Council members will offer comment on a document that outlines how the Tropicana Field site will be redeveloped.
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With many games held without fans or with limited crowds because of pandemic restrictions, larger incentives tied to publicly funded stadiums and arenas in Florida posted negative returns.
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The taxpayer research institute identified two potential risks: one if the new stadium is built and one if it's not.
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Tampa Bay hosts Toronto, and the Trop is sold out for Game 1 of 162. Can the Rays reach the postseason for the sixth straight season? Typically, the experts aren't sure, but no one is calling them an underdog, either.
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The issue of a new ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays been debated for decades. And in the next few months, make-or-break decisions will be made on the redevelopment plans.
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The issue of a new ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays been debated for decades. And in the next few months, make-or-break decisions will be made on the redevelopment plans.
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The League of Women Voters says that after reviewing similar plans nationwide involving new stadiums and urban development that most cities reaching agreements with baseball or football franchises ended up getting a bad deal.
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The Southern Poverty Law Center said it is looking into the history behind how the city acquired the land and “failed to produce sustainable employment or affordable housing.”
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St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch provided a brief update on the redevelopment of the Historic Gas Plant District and the new baseball stadium at the annual State of the City address on Tuesday.
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Marketing efforts include playing at least one home game a year with an alternate uniform that would sport the St. Petersburg name, and letting the city have input in naming the ballpark.
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After an initial presentation Wednesday, residents can offer their input on the Historic Gas Plant District during a series of meetings in January.