This is our last chance to reject the current deal and negotiate a better deal.
Public money should be spent on projects that benefit the public, like fixing our infrastructure and repairing our communities, not funding stadiums.
Next week the County Commissioners and City Council will vote to add $700 million (City) and $500 million (County) in public debt to pay for a baseball stadium. The City of St. Petersburg has a $5 billion plan to improve water, wastewater and stormwater so that the impact of future storms and hurricanes is less devastating. Other communities must also repair and replace damaged and outdated systems. In addition, we just learned that the City must spend $50 million to fix the current stadium, which under the current plan will be demolished two years later.
