Tampa Mayor Blasts City Council After Rays Votes as Team Moves to Meet Directly with Members

Tampa mayor blasts city council after Rays votes as team moves to meet directly with members

Tampa mayor: Some council members ‘intent on killing’ Rays stadium plan

Mayor Jane Castor’s comments came after the city council blocked a preliminary step to update the stadium site’s land-use map.

Tampa mayor voices frustration with city council over Rays stadium deal

Her response came Friday after the council blocked a preliminary move Thursday on the city’s land-use map at the stadium site.

Blame Game: Carlson and City Hall trade fire over Rays stadium deal

Less than 24 hours after Tampa City Council dealt two setbacks to the Tampa Bay Rays’ proposed $2.3 billion stadium project, Rays Chief Executive Officer Ken Babby met Friday morning with Councilman Bill Carlson and agreed to begin meeting individually with all seven council members, according to Carlson. Carlson said the outreach marked a long-overdue shift in the Rays’ approach after the Community Redevelopment Agency board voted unanimously l…

Friday roundup: Tampa council slams brakes on Rays stadium approvals, A’s find an investor (maybe sorta)

Lots of other news this week while we were off on Portland Trail Blazers watch: The Tampa city council has made two moves to throw the brakes on Tampa Bay Rays owner Patrick Zalupski’s proposed $2 billion stadium subsidy, voting 4-3 to not send a land-use amendment to the state for approval, while also removing a vote from their August 20 meeting agenda on taking $100 million in property taxes from a neighboring tax district to use on the stadi…

Two council decisions cloud Tampa’s role in Rays’ ballpark proposal

The City of Tampa’s role in helping to build a $2.3 billion stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays became a lot less likely Thursday. That’s because the city council voted against two items that would have advanced the project. One involved using future property tax revenue generated by a community redevelopment area (CRA) to help fund stadium construction. The other involved land-use changed required… Source