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Rays Lose Day/Night Doubleheader in Tampa City Council Chambers

In their morning meeting as the CRA Board, council members voted 5-2 to remove the Rays MOU vote from the August 20 CRA agenda. During Thursday’s evening meeting, the request to transmit the proposed change to the future land use designation for the stadium development was denied by a 4-3 vote.

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