ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (WFLA) – The St. Pete Metropolis Council will vote on Thursday afternoon to start the method of repairing Tropicana Subject or not.
The estimated value to repair the stadium, a staple for St. Petersburg, can be round $55 million.
There was a whole lot of backwards and forwards between metropolis leaders and the group main as much as the vote this afternoon.
Hurricane Milton took the roof off Tropicana Subject months in the past and it nonetheless hasn’t been repaired. The council’s vote may change that.
Thursday, council members will probably be voting on whether or not to maneuver ahead with an settlement between town, the state, and a building firm employed to repair the stadium and its roof.
This vote follows a gathering in November the place the council determined to not approve the plan to restore Tropicana Subject.
Initially, the council voted 4 to three to approve the repairs however later reversed that call after Rays Co-President, Brian Auld, spoke to the media in the course of the assembly’s recess and mentioned the deal for the group’s new stadium was lifeless.
“My understanding is you could have made it clear to the media that there is no such thing as a deal,” a member of the council mentioned.
“Once more I…I hoped that was clear from the letter that has set all people off,” Auld responded.
“The opposite factor is you are not in favor of fixing the Trop?” requested the council.
“I imagine it may be subsequent to unimaginable for the Trop to be repaired for the 2026 season,” Auld answered.
Throughout that assembly, Mayor Ken Welch mentioned he’s ready to deliver a modified plan again to the council for them to contemplate.
“I am not bringing again a dime extra for the Rays due to the settlement we’ve got is three and a half months previous that claims all value escalations will probably be borne by then,” Welch mentioned.
The hope is the repairs will probably be made in time for the Rays to play on the stadium in 2026, however an actual timeline hasn’t been introduced.
The town already permitted $6 million to ensure the injury at Tropicana Subject does not get any worse.
St. Pete Metropolis Council will make their vote throughout their 1:30 assembly at Metropolis Corridor on Thursday.
