Colleen Wright
@Colleen_Wright
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☀️ St. Petersburg reporter @tb_times. Florida born, raised, educated, thriving. 3️⃣0️⃣5️⃣. @ufjschool alum. @miamiherald fam. she/her. [email protected]
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Joined June 2011
Whatever is going on with St. Petersburg's crazy high water bills, City Administrator Rob Gerdes pledged to not shut off water service or charge late fees
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What needs to be fixed at Tropicana Field? St. Petersburg City Council demands clarity.
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RT @TBTimes_Rays: From today’s @TB_Times on #Rays new stadium situation: “Having the money and putting it in are two different things,”…
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RT @TBTimes_Rays: From MLB owners meeting in Palm Beach: As stadium deadline looms, #Rays' Sternberg wrestles with uncertain future, and d…
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If the Rays back out of the stadium deal then the land around the Trop goes back to the city The 1995 agreement in place says city & Rays must equally share any profit from development until that contract is up @MayorKenWelch is prepared to wait them out
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this takeaway is incorrect. Welch means it'll take 3-4 years to redevelop the land around the Trop into something else because the Rays retain redevelopment rights as part of 1995. He was not talking about Trop repairs at all.
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Mayor Ken Welch: St. Petersburg is prepared if Rays walk away from stadium deal This story will be updated.
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This has been explained. At this point, after the bonds were passed, Rays owner Stu Sternberg cannot walk away from the stadium deal and keep the land. It's all or nothing. So as Mayor Welch said, if Rays walk away, the land reverts back to St. Pete.
@TBTimes_Rays @Colleen_Wright Will someone at the Times actually explain how he can keep the land deal if he walks away from the stadium deal? I just don't understand that part. He has to take the stadium deal to get the land deal right? Aren't they married to each other?
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@MayorKenWelch "We will not pursue the deal at any cost. The future of St. Pete does not depend solely on this deal, and I am confident that we have given this endeavor our very best effort, and it's an effort and a process we can all be proud of. So stay tuned." - @MayorKenWelch
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Water bills in St. Petersburg are skyrocketing and there's no clear answer as to why. The City Council may get some answers this Thursday.
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With all the rhetoric and policies from the White House to Tallahassee cracking down on DEI, St. Petersburg is still raising a Black History Month flag over City Hall -- and announcing the city's new Chief Equity Officer.
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An effort to bring Major League Baseball to Orlando smells blood in the water with the Rays' future being uncertain in St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay. But the Rays acknowledge they are locked into an agreement to play in Tropicana Field through 2028.
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RT @jayRecher: Coming up NEXT on The Jay Recher Podcast!! CHECK IT OUT : @Colleen_Wright from the @TB_Times loops…
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Rays owner Stu Sternberg made a public appearance today at an event featuring the mayors of St. Petersburg, Tampa and Clearwater I got to talk to him for a bit about whether the Rays will go through with a $1.3 billion stadium deal Story will be updated
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A settlement would not be eligible for reimbursement by FEMA like fixing the Trop would. tough situation all around.
We’re watching a game of high stakes chicken unfold in press statements. City could waste $60M on Trop and then require Rays to come back for a 2027 or 2028 season for 2 or 3 more years…bad outcome for everyone. Hopefully prompts a settlement.
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