Hillsborough County Commission Approves Rays' RaysForeverHome Stadium Plan

The Hillsborough County Commission approved the Tampa Bay Rays' new stadium plan, known as RaysForeverHome, with Managing Partner and Co-Chair Patrick Zalupski issuing a statement in response, per the Tampa Bay Rays' official account.

The county vote represents the latest step in a process that had already cleared a significant threshold days earlier, when the Tampa City Council approved the stadium deal in a 4-3 vote as part of a $2.3 billion project. The Hillsborough County Commission vote was the follow-on action that had been anticipated after that council decision.

What we don't know yet

The full text of Zalupski's statement was linked rather than quoted in the post, so the specific language and any additional details he offered remain outside what can be reported here. What the next formal steps in the process look like, and any remaining approvals or conditions attached to the commission vote, have not been detailed in the available material.