Anyone with $500 could invest in a $6.8 billion proposal to redevelop Tropicana Field and the surrounding area.
"That’s why we put in the proposal the option for the Rays to stay, which we hope they will.”
City officials did not address a new Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment proposal at the meeting.
Nine of the project's units are for people who earn just 30% of the area median income.
“I think Tropicana Field is going to look better than it has ever looked in April."
The Tampa Bay Rays' new ownership group, if they choose to stay beyond 2028, will have significant space to build a new stadium.
“And it will be a service that our citizens will be proud to take.”
If developer Tony Miller has his way, the 250-foot attraction will be located near the waterfront.
County Administrator Barry Burton said the team has "done a lot of work to really get serious and zero in on the project needs."
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