Event Brief
Before Thursday vote: Rays stadium deal details
By The BriefBrief · Sources (7)
Filed: Aug 29, 2026 at 1:00 AM ET
Summary: Tampa City Council will vote Thursday on a definitive development and funding agreement for a $2.36 billion Tampa Bay Rays ballpark at Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry campus. The city’s public cap is $80 million and the county’s is about $796 million; the Rays cover remaining costs and all construction overruns, with both governments needing to approve for bonding and court validation to begin.
WHO: Tampa City Council; Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency; Hillsborough County Commission; Tampa Bay Rays stadium company
WHAT: Vote on a $2.36 billion Rays ballpark development and funding agreement, including capped public contributions and private coverage of remaining costs and overruns
WHEN: Aug 27, 2026
WHERE: Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry campus (Tampa)
WHY: Routine/scheduled item — no distinct cause reported beyond the event itself.
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📋 How this story developed
- Aug 29 Rays get approvals for $2.3B new ballpark
- Aug 28 Hillsborough approves $2.3B Rays stadium plan
- Aug 28 Tampa City Council Approves Rays Ballpark Deal 4-3
- Aug 28 Tampa City Council advances Rays ballpark funding
- Aug 28 Tampa City Council advances $2.3B Rays deal
- Aug 27 Tampa council to vote on Rays stadium funding
- Aug 24 Rays stadium deal votes set for Tampa, Hillsborough
- Aug 22 Rays stadium deal agreed; votes set next week
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