TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays organization has filed its first application to build a new ballpark on the campus of Hillsborough College.
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The Rays are applying for an environmental resource permit from Southwest Florida Water Management District.
Meanwhile, the Tampa Sports Authority is considering spending $30,000 to get a second opinion on the cost of the roof the team proposed for the new stadium, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal
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The team is applying for an environmental resource permit from Southwest Florida Water Management District.
The application was filed before cost analysis studies have been completed, though the cost of a new stadium is projected at $2.3 billion.
The Rays have yet to secure funding for a new stadium but have said they would pay at least half. The team wants the rest to come from public funding sources.
Hillsborough County and the city of Tampa could vote on a stadium deal next month.
Meanwhile, the Tampa Sports Authority is considering spending $30,000 to get a second opinion on the cost of the roof the team proposed for the new stadium, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
The roof was originally projected to cost around $60 million.
The construction firm Skanska says it’s actually closer to about $360 million.
The sports authority says Skanska’s first study could be out of date because the design and materials have changed and they weren’t aware of it until a meeting earlier this month.
The committee will vote Tuesday on whether to have Skanska conduct a second study on the roof of the Rays proposed stadium.