Two days after Pinellas County Commissioners for the second time delayed a vote on a bond resolution needed for the public financing portion of the deal with the Tampa Bay Rays and developer Hines, the St. Petersburg City Council has done the same. And even though the board had previously, in the same Thursday meeting, approved about $24 million in roof repairs, they later reneged on the vote. While that means repairs cannot begin, the city can …

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Rays president says stadium deal is dead, while St. Pete city council reverses course on Trop repairs

(The Center Square) – The St. Petersburg City Council reversed course on Thursday and won’t be spending money to repair the Tampa Bay Rays’ existing stadium after approving it only two hours before.  The council also voted to delay a vote on bonds to finance a new home for the team, a deal that team... The post St. Petersburg City Council reverses vote, won’t repair Tropicana Field’s roof appeared first on Daily Truth Report • DailyTruthReport.c…

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In a St. Pete City Council session, Tampa Bay Rays Co-President Brian Auld told the city the deal for a new stadium and massive redevelopment is effectively dead.

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Rays President Brian Auld spoke at a meeting and apologized to City Council for a recent letter but mentions county leaders in his remarks.

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St. Pete Council OKs Trop repairs, but Rays president says deal is dead

The St. Petersburg City Council has changed its mind on providing more than $23 million to repair Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays.

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