佛罗里达州坦帕市议会以4比3通过光芒队8000万美元社区惠益协议
佛罗里达州希尔斯伯勒县坦帕市消息：坦帕市议会于2026年10月29日星期四以4比3的投票结果，批准了与坦帕湾光芒队老板的社区惠益协议，相关报道于10月30日刊出。
协议与市政府为新建棒球场提供的8000万美元纳税人资金挂钩，作为条件，光芒队最终应向坦帕市提供价值2100万美元的惠益。其中420万美元应在未来5年内兑现，光芒队须以直接现金支出的方式提供约70%，即约300万美元，不得仅以实物或服务折算。从2031年起，现金比例要求降至50%。
协议列出的具体项目包括：向新坦帕地区警方提供20万美元、向西坦帕黄夹克少棒队提供30万美元、向市内大型城市绿地之一阿尔·洛佩兹公园改善工程提供100万美元。住房稳定与反流离失所类别获得125万美元。部分市议员和社区人士仍对新球场资金及协议推进时间仓促表示担忧，认为惠益规模与公共投入相比仍显不足。市议会的微弱多数通过，显示出新球场计划在当地仍存在分歧。
来源：GSM·美国
Tampa Council Narrowly Approves Rays Community Benefits Agreement Tied to $80 Million in Taxpayer Money
The Tampa City Council voted 4-3 on Thursday, October 29, to approve a community benefits agreement with the owners of the Tampa Bay Rays, reports on October 30 said.
The agreement is tied to the city's $80 million in taxpayer funding for a new ballpark; in return, the Rays are to provide the city with $21 million in benefits. Of that, $4.2 million must be delivered within five years, with about 70 percent — roughly $3 million — required as direct cash spending rather than goods or services; from 2031, the cash requirement drops to 50 percent. Named items include $200,000 for police in New Tampa, $300,000 for the West Tampa Yellow Jackets Little League, $1 million toward improvements at Al Lopez Park, one of the city's largest urban green spaces, and $1.25 million for housing stability and anti-displacement.
Some councilmembers and community members remained concerned about the stadium funding and the rushed timeline of the agreement, saying the benefits remain small compared with the public investment. The narrow vote shows the new ballpark plan remains divisive locally.
Source: GSM News, America
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