US EditionDeSantis Backs Tampa Bay Rays Stadium with Land Transfer
State land transfer includes a five-year construction clause and aims to create a mixed-use district with education, housing, and entertainment near Raymond James Stadium, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet approved conveying about 22 acres of state-owned, non-conservation land at Hillsborough College to advance a proposed Tampa Bay Rays stadium and mixed-use redevelopment.
- Built on a recent memorandum of understanding, the plan involves the college and support from DeSantis and Rob Manfred earlier this month to modernize campus space.
- Cost and scale figures indicate the redevelopment would exceed $2 billion, with the stadium costing $2.3 billion and total development up to $8 billion across about 130 acres, while the Tampa Bay Rays will cover at least 50% of the ballpark cost.
- Despite the conveyance, the agreement requires the college to update its campus master plan within one year, with local approvals, financing, and MLB sign-off still needed, and includes a five-year reclamation clause.
- Financially, the project faces significant hurdles as relocating the Dale Mabry campus disrupts thousands of Hillsborough College students and staff, and a $50 million proposed state appropriation seeks to aid facility relocation while local governments face financial risk.
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Florida gov. Ron DeSantis approves land transfer paving way for Rays stadium in Tampa
The Florida Cabinet and Gov. Ron DeSantis agreed Tuesday to give Hillsborough College a 22-acre (49-hectare) plot of state land in Tampa to use for a proposed ballpark for the Rays.
Gov. DeSantis, state cabinet approves Hillsborough College land transfer for new Rays stadium
Hillsborough College is one small step closer to being the next home of the Tampa Bay Rays. On Tuesday, the state cabinet approved transferring state land to Hillsborough College for the stadium. State leaders approved giving approximately 22 acres of non-conservation land to the board of trustees of Hillsborough College. The land is on the college’s Dale Mabry campus, located less than a mile from Raymond James Stadium and Steinbrenner Field.…
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Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet approve land transfer Rays ballpark in Tampa
The Florida Cabinet and Gov. Ron DeSantis have agreed to give Hillsborough College a 22-acre (49 hectare) plot of state land in Tampa to use for a proposed ballpark for the Rays.
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