Around the web: A roundup featuring comments from tampabay.com. The comments included here are occasionally edited for length but otherwise largely appear as they did on the article or column online.

On a John Romano column about a potential solution to Tampa City Council’s financial concerns about the proposed Rays baseball stadium and entertainment complex.

This is the way forward? Shift $100m of the city’s $186m commitment to the county? Now the county’s portion is $896m and the city’s only $86m. —S. Russell

100%. And Hillsborough County is already cash poor enough that they’re having to dip into property taxes at this point in the proposal to the tune of $125m. So now another $100m (which is more like $200M with bonding). That’s insanity. — T. Cronin

Bill (Carlson) is a good council person but being a bit of a diva here. He wants (Rays CEO Ken) Babby to kiss the ring, constantly complaining that he is kept out of the deal terms, then on the other hand, says he speaks with the team frequently. This is his attempt to prop up a mayoral candidacy that unfortunately is a Hail Mary.

If the team leaves, I trust the media will make sure that Carlson gets the credit he deserves for costing Tampa the team. (The city’s) 3% of the deal is too small to take away a treasured asset. —A. Young

Let the owners show, without a doubt, that they have their portion of this needed money for starters. Right now we have no way of knowing just how solvent they are. —EYXbrN

It’s all borrowed money, but I see no reason for them to have to share that with you since MLB is involved every step of the way. If (MLB commissioner) Rob Manfred is okay with it, we all should be as well. —A. Young.

To have a massive Florida public works project get tripped up by a union grievance would be the weirdest thing. —N. N.

Have you driven Tampa lately? Except for the “Special” neighborhoods, it’s a worn road markings road network held together with pothole repairs. On some roads and intersections, there are no road markings at all, worn away by years of neglect. Instead of investing in private businesses owned by billionaires, take care of us! —E. Wells Sr.

To readers, do you think there would be any additional benefits to Tampa if this project (not just “a stadium” as John so elegantly keeps trying to frame it) goes through?

You know — largest project in Tampa Bay history. Thousands of jobs. Thousands of new tourists annually. Higher tax intake. Keep a MLB team. Transform the college. etc. etc.

Should we expect anything from this, or just be happy if some Tampa cops get side gigs on gamedays, and maybe some affordable housing and parks pop up? —R.H.

Of course, there will be benefits. Sales taxes, property taxes, new ancillary businesses to support the stadium and team, and employment via construction. Plus the biggest one of all is we get to keep the team. It’s a complete win-win public-private deal with the Rays paying more than anyone. —A. Young