{"id":568764,"date":"2026-02-12T19:43:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/568764\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T19:43:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:43:56","slug":"rays-expected-to-pay-at-least-half-of-cost-of-new-ballpark-in-tampa-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/568764\/","title":{"rendered":"Rays expected to pay at least half of cost of new ballpark in Tampa: Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 Tampa Bay Rays expected to fund at least half of the proposed costs of new baseball stadium, according to Hillsborough County documents. <\/p>\n<p>According to agenda documents from the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners meeting, Rays has &#8220;expressed their intent&#8221; to pay for a minimum of 50% of the new ballpark&#8217;s costs.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining 50% of the cost could come from various sources, including a possible tourist development tax, revenue from the current half-cent community investment tax, and rent charges or ticket surcharges.<\/p>\n<p>The document makes clear that no deal for public funding has been made.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/991251141\/Tampa-Bay-Rays-stadium-discussion#from_embed\" style=\"color: #098642; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"View Tampa Bay Rays stadium discussion on Scribd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Tampa Bay Rays stadium discussion <\/a> by <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/478258405\/Tampa-Bay-28#from_embed\" style=\"color: #098642; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"View Tampa Bay 28&#039;s profile on Scribd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Tampa Bay 28 <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>On Jan. 20,<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay28.com\/news\/region-hillsborough\/live-tampa-bay-rays-meet-with-hillsborough-college-to-discuss-baseball-stadium\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Tampa Bay 28 reporter Chad Mills was at a meeting<\/a> where the Hillsborough College trustees approved a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Rays to build a new ballpark in Tampa.<\/p>\n<p>The Tampa Bay Rays ballpark is scheduled to be discussed at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Feb. 4 at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MARY.OCONNELL.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5 dead in Sarasota shooting ID&#8217;d, linked to Ft. Lauderdale double homicide<\/p>\n<p>The Sarasota County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said five people are dead after a shooting in a Sarasota neighborhood, including a suspect authorities say may be connected to a double homicide in Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n<p>5 dead in Sarasota shooting ID&#8217;d, linked to Ft. 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