St. Petersburg greenlights bonds for new Rays stadium

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The St. Petersburg (Fla.) City Council voted 4-3 in favor of approving bonds to fund the public portion of the Tampa Bay Rays' plans for a new ballpark.

The $1.3 billion project moves on to the much more divisive vote at the county level looming on Dec. 17.

The Pinellas County Commission will hold a vote that day and either approve the bonds, locking the Rays into the deal afte