On Friday, December 3rd, Tampa’s County Administrator Mike Merrill — a heavyweight in the political sphere — distributed a memo outlining Hillsborough County’s funding framework for a new Rays stadium in Ybor City.

This memo was published on the county website this morning. Here are the details from that memo, verbatim.

The December 5th Memo

Subject: Update on Tampa Bay Rays Stadium Discussions.
Department Name: County Administrator
Contact Person: Mike Merrill

Since January 2018, Commissioners have received periodic one-on-one briefings from the County Administrator and County Attorney concerning the progress of discussions with the Tampa Bay Rays about a proposed baseball stadium.