ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — This is a big week for the future of the redevelopment efforts for the Gas Plant district in St. Pete and to replacing Tropicana Field.

What You Need To Know

Several meetings are planned, beginning with a town hall on Tuesday:

  • Tuesday, June 11: Town hall meeting at the Sunshine Center at 6 p.m., a registration and survey form can be found here.
  • Wednesday, June 12: The St. Petersburg City Council will host a Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting to discuss the Stadium Agreements for the Historic Gas Plant District Development. It will be at 9 a.m. in St. Petersburg City Hall Room 100. Due to limited seating, the public is encouraged to watch the meeting live on SPTV at www.stpete.org/tv or on Spectrum channel 641.
  • Thursday, June 13: St. Petersburg City Council first reading on an agreement that lays groundwork for Historic Gas Plant redevelopment deal and rezoning.

Ryan Kessler, a St. Pete resident, said Tropicana Field is one of his favorite areas. 

“It’s a great location for teams and for the kids to be able to get some support from the community,” he said.  

Kessler spent Sunday afternoon fundraising for his son’s baseball team and said he’s eager to see what comes out of upcoming meetings. 

“We were happy to hear that there’s going to be the opportunity to stay within St. Pete,” he said. “Looking at the renderings and some of the ideas they have for the surrounding area, that’s exciting.”

However, not everyone is in favor of the proposed stadium. 

NoHomeRun, a local organization against the proposal, said on their website the deal is unfair to taxpayers because of the Rays rent, the plan to buy development rights at below market, and more. 

A final vote by the St. Petersburg City Council on the potential redevelopment is set for July 11.