What the Rays stadium deal means for Tampa Bay families

Pinellas County Commissioners gave the (almost) final approval to the plan to build the Rays a new stadium.

Despite the cost there is the larger question of what kind of community we want to be.

It’s about the future.

Having the Rays wouldn’t have seemed possible before the much-mocked decision to build Tropicana Field. But St. Pete today is different than in 1986 when officials voted to build the Trop without a team. St. Pete has proven it is a proper place for a major league franchise.

The Rays have already made families’ memories, and will make more.

Good deal.

– Joe Henderson, Florida Politics