ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Pinellas County Commission voted 5-2 to fund its share of the Tampa Bay Rays’ new stadium deal Tuesday afternoon at a workshop in Clearwater.

Last summer, commissioners approved a three-way financing agreement with the team and the city of St. Pete to redevelop the area around Tropicana Field, adding a new stadium and a commercial and residential district.

To fulfill their $312.5 million deal, county commissioners approved the tax infill bond resolution on Tuesday’s agenda.

The vote to approve the bonds has already been postponed twice, and there were initial signs that today’s possible vote would suffer the same fate. That ultimately wasn’t the case.

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In November, before the county’s second attempt at a funding vote, the Rays claimed they didn’t have enough to cover the cost of the stadium agreed upon over the summer.

The team’s front office said the county’s delay in its initial vote shortly after hurricanes Helene and Milton caused delays in the project’s schedule. The team claims that these delays significantly increased the overall cost of the project. The Rays did not disclose financial information.

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