Why the commission chair wants clarity from Rays

Pinellas County Commission Chairperson Kathleen Peters sent a sternly worded letter to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday requesting written, explicit answers regarding the team’s future by Dec. 1.

Peters told the Catalyst that community stakeholders deserve clarity. She wants the Rays to either honor the long-negotiated funding deal for a $1.37 billion new ballpark or issue a formal termination notice.

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Rays, race chief topics of discussion at Tiger Bay forum

The Suncoast Tiger Bay Club’s Nov. 25 meeting and forum was entitled “What Just Happened?” The title was originally supposed to refer to the 2024 election, a sweeping Republican triumph in Florida and nationwide - but the participants, like just about everyone else in Pinellas County, were consumed by baseball, both inside and out.

Moderated by Tiger Bay Executive Director Rev. JC Pritchett II, the panel was headlined by newly-elected County Commissioner - and vocal opponent of the pending deal between the City, the County and the Tampa Bay Rays - Vince Nowicki (R–St. Petersburg), with St. Petersburg NAACP President Esther Eugene and reporter Mark Parker of the St. Pete Catalyst rounding out the group. The Rays, and the deal’s impact (or lack thereof) on the community came up again and again during the often-fractious hour.

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