TAMPA — Conversations aimed at getting the Tampa Bay Rays to move to Tampa are heating up — at least judging by Hillsborough County’s legal bills.
Lawyers for Foley & Lardner — the law firm that Hillsborough hired in its quest to lure the Rays across the bay — have amplified their site search for a new ballpark, increasingly speak with county officials and even talk directly to the Rays, according to invoices obtained by the Tampa Bay Times.
The sharp uptick in activity is reflected in the bills that Foley & Lardner have sent the county that have totaled nearly $50,000 between June 20 and the most recent invoice on Sept.