What's wrong with the Rays' stadium
plan?
The Association was recently addressed by
John Burgess of Preserve our Wallets and Waterfront (POWW). That's the
group opposing the Rays' proposal to have our city sell publicly owned
land to benefit a privately owned entity. The plan involves landfilling
more of
our waterfront, to build a new stadium. The group claims this would have a serious impact on our environment, our
parkland, our downtown museums, theaters and restaurants, and traffic and parking
availability in the surrounding area and beyond.
The proposed stadium compared to existing
structures
For
more information, and to sign up for e-mail reports on the campaign,
visit:
www.stpetepoww.com
Latest news on the above site: POWW signs
vandalized by opponents.
"I can't form an opinion on what I have
right now. I just want to know how much it is going to cost money-wise,
and I don't know that yet." Council Member Wengay Newton
quoted in the St Pete Times 4/17/09.
Full article here
Rays should heed mayor (St Pete Times Editorial 4/27/08)
If stadium is such a deal, put it in writing (St Pete Times 5/18/08)
Speaker visits our meeting
