The St. Petersburg City Council will vote on bonds for the new stadium project on Thursday night, though approval doesn't necessarily mean that the project will happen.
The Tampa Bay Rays long-term future could start to get a little clearer on Thursday night, as the city of St. Petersburg will vote on bonds that would approve or vote down their financial contribution to a new ballpark.The St. Petersburg City Council has scheduled a vote for Thursday on whether to approve bonds to finance the city’s contribution toward a new $1.3 billion Tampa Bay Rays stadium and Historic Gas Plant District even as the team has said the project as proposed is no longer viable.
As of now, the Rays have said that if this project gets delayed any further, they won't be able to absorb any overage costs, so there is a chance they could end up backing out as well, leading to the possibility of them leaving Florida entirely in the future.will spend the 2025 season at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the Single-A home of the New York Yankees. Tropicana Field was rendered unplayable in the wake of Milton.
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