Tampa City Council voted 4-3 last Thursday to approve a community benefits agreement with the owners of the Tampa Bay Rays, but not without objection from community leaders who had issues with the rushed timeline. The city is giving $80 million of taxpayer money to the team to go toward funding the new stadium. As […]
Posted inNews & Views
In 4-3 vote, Tampa City Council approves Rays ‘community benefits’ agreement, detailing what the team could do in exchange for $80 million in taxpayer money
Councilmembers also approved a resolution exempting the stadium from the city’s own community benefits ordinance
