Is this the beginning of the Sanctopetellburg’s Tampa Bay Raise 27 years later? Based on the recent remarks from Mayor Sanctopettelburg’s mayor Ken Welch, the city is ready to proceed without MLB team.
On Tuesday, in the city address of Welch, he has a contract to build a stadium of $ 1.3 billion in Centpetorsburg and build a complex development development adjacent to the historic gas factory area of the city. He said that if he chose to leave, he had other options. 。
“If we are still happy to have a partner, we will move forward. This is my clear preference,” said Welch. “But as your mayor, know that we are prepared and have always been prepared. If the rays are separated from this partnership, adapt, adjust, and move forward. When the scenario develops. When the land returns to the city, there will be three or four years to follow another path depending on when the repair of the tropicana field has been completed.
Both the city and Pinasellas have recently approved bonds to supply funds to the expected $ 600 million, but the delay of these legislation processes cannot be tolerated alone. Additional costs have been introduced.
Last year, Welch guarantees the Sanctopetelburg City Council not to offer new transactions that require higher contributions from the city. “We don’t pursue transactions no matter what sacrifice we pay,” Welch emphasized. “The greatness and future of Cent Peat do not depend on this contract alone.”
When asked about the recent discussion with the Rays principal, Stu Sternberg, Welch refused to provide details. He also indicated that it is unlikely that he will take into account new transactions with Rays. “Your words are significant,” he said after his speech. “Achieving these agreements was a broken process. We spent a lot of time, negotiated what the right transaction was, and discussed it. Now, it doesn’t make sense. What you say will impair your future efforts. “
Welch repeatedly stated that the fate of the current transaction was on the rays. At the Tiger Bay Club Forum, which was moderated by the Tampa Bay Business Journal on January 27, he did not regret the redevelopment bidding on the Tropicana Field Site from the former mayor of the former mayor. New stadium.
“We will continue to work until the final,” Welchi asserted. Despite the recently approved public bond, there is no final agreement to build a stadium. Until March 31, the Rays must meet a specific logistic benchmark to unlock public funds. So far, the team owner, STUSTERNBERG, has only said, “Before that point, we decide how we want to go at that point.”
Welch concluded, saying, “There are other options if the Rays has decided to leave a drastic plan.”
