The St. Petersburg City Council met this afternoon to discuss two important matters regarding the Rays future:
- Whether to fund $55 million to initiate repairs to Tropicana Field’s roof
- Whether to initiate $287.5 million in bonds toward the new Rays stadium in St. Petersburg
Unlike the funds being discussed by the Pinellas County Commission, these funds are unrestricted in nature, which means every dollar the Council allocated toward the Tampa Bay Rays was one less dollar for other matters of public concern, including the ongoing recovery from Hurricanes Helene and Milton.