After delays, Florida county votes to approve financing for new $1.3B ballpark for MLB’s Rays

Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — After two costly delays, the Pinellas County Commission approved its share of financing for a new $1.3 billion Tampa Bay Rays ballpark. 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 have been repeatedly postponed. The St. Petersburg City Council voted earlier this month to approve its share of the bonds necessary to build the new 30,000-seat ballpark. The Pinellas County Commission voted Tuesday in favor of its share of financing for the new ballpark. The Rays are playing 2025 in a temporary Tampa home because of hurricane damage to Tropicana Field.