Video above: Rays stadium deal in jeopardy, team tells Pinellas commissioners hours before delay of crucial vote ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) -- The Pinellas County Commission is seeking answers from the Tampa Bay Rays organization on its embattled stadium deal. Commission Chair Kathleen Peters penned a letter to Rays Presidents Brian Alud and Matthew Silverman on Monday, urging them to officially "declare (their) intention" for the deal by Dec. …

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Rays must decide fate of stadium deal by Dec. 1, Pinellas commission chair says

Pinellas County commissioners and Rays ownership and management have been feuding over finances

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Rays must cement stadium, St. Petersburg future, says local Florida politician: 'Declare your intention'

The Pinellas County Commission is turning up the heat on the Tampa Bay Rays. The Tampa Bay Times reported Monday that Pinellas County Commission Chairperson Kathleen Peters has sent a letter to Rays team presidents Brian Auld and Matt Silverman asking whether they plan to move forward on a new stadium. If not, she wants a notice of termination by Sunday.  “I am requesting that you official declare your intention regarding this agreement and whet…

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Pinellas County, Florida, and the St. Petersburg City Council recently voted to delay approving the sale of bonds to fund a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays, according to Fox 13. Had the funds been released, county and city taxpayers would have been on the hook for millions of dollars to house one of the least attended teams in the MLB. In July, the city and county approved a $1.3 billion plan to build a new stadium for the team. The stadium, …

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Kathleen Peters asked the team to put in writing whether they plan to move forward or terminate the deal.

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Pinellas chair to Rays: ‘Declare your intention’ on stadium deal by Dec. 1

Pinellas County Commissioners wrote a letter to the Rays' Presidents Brian Auld and Matthew Silverman saying they need to decide if the stadium deal will continue.

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Pinellas Commissioners ask for Rays' final decision as stadium saga continues

The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners has given the Tampa Bay Rays a deadline of December 1 to either commit to the agreement for a new stadium or provide a notice of termination.The new deadline was announced in a Monday letter from Pinellas County Commission Chair Kathleen Peters, which targeted the team's recent comments that the new stadium deal is dead."The notion that it was the County that 'killed the deal' is categorically fa…

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Pinellas County gives Tampa Bay Rays Dec. 1 deadline to commit or terminate stadium deal

Kathleen Peters responds to claims made last week by the Tampa Bay Rays that the county effectively killed a deal for a new baseball stadium.

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This week has been a roller-coaster for the Tampa Bay Rays, Pinellas County and St. Petersburg leaders after two high-stakes public meetings. The team said the deal to build a new stadium was off, county leaders decided to delay the financing vote and city leaders are not fixing Tropicana Field's roof.

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ST. PETERSBURG — The discussion went downhill when a St. Petersburg City Council member tried to get a clear answer out of Brian Auld.

Rays must decide fate of stadium deal by Dec. 1, Pinellas commission chair says

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