Rays CEO 'Exhausted' over Negotiations for Tampa-Area Stadium Deal
Cona says the Rays debate is about jobs, tourism and tax revenue, citing Water Street’s billions in private investment.
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Steve Cona: Act like a major league city — Tampa’s Rays debate tests future vision
Tampa is already a major league town. It’s time we start acting like it. The debate over the Rays is about far more than baseball. It has become a reflection of the bigger challenge facing our region: whether we are willing to think bigger about the future we want to build. Too often, important community decisions get trapped in extremes. On one side, you have those who oppose any public investment on principle, even when the return could streng…
Rays officials won’t say if they’ll demand stadium development tax break that could add billions to public cost
The Tampa City Council held the first of two scheduled workshops on a Rays stadium development yesterday, with both councilmembers and members of the general public asking whether a proposed deal isn’t being rushed through too fast before all the details have been spelled out. Whether or not to use money from the Community Investment Tax sales tax surcharge that officials had promised wouldn’t be used for stadiums is one open question, as is whe…
Rays stadium debate heats up as Tampa councilman questions city's baseball demand
As the Tampa Bay Rays continue trying to sell city leaders on a proposed move across the bay, one Tampa councilman is questioning whether the market is strong enough to justify a major public investment.During a Tampa City Council workshop on the proposed stadium and surrounding development, Councilman Charlie Miranda cast doubt on baseballs popularity in Florida.Baseball does not sell in the South, Miranda said. Dont believe me? Look at the att…
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