POWW is not the only group to come out against the Rays' plan. The following groups are opposed, too:
Council of Neighborhood Associations (CONA): www.conastpete.org
Council of North County Neighborhoods (CNCN): www.cncnpc.org
Alliance for A Livable Pinellas: groups.yahoo.com/group/pinellasenvironment/
Audubon Society: www.stpeteaudubon.org
Sierra Club: florida.sierraclub.org/suncoast/suncoast.html
St. Petersburg Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA): www.stpetedna.org
The St Pete Creative Network: www.stpetecreative.com
Surfriders Foundation: www.surfrider.org/suncoast/
Florida Native Plant Society: www.fnps.org
News Articles
Mayor to Rays: Add 3500 parking spaces to your plan, St Pete Times, April 23, 2008
North Pinellas Group Opposes Downtown St. Pete Stadium Idea, The Tampa Tribune, April 22, 2008
County neighborhood group opposes public stadium financing, St Pete Times, April 22, 2008
Signs of trouble for Rays' stadium proposal?, St Pete Times, April 21, 2008
Rays to ask taxpayers for stadium help, Bay News 9, April 20, 2008
St. Petersburg raises more issues with Rays ballpark plan, St Pete Times, April 18, 2008
Rays say city, county will be asked to split stadium costs, St Pete Times, April 18, 2008
Time for some details on stadium, St Pete Times, April 16, 2008
St. Petersburg Council chief questions benefit of new Rays stadium, St Pete Times, April 15, 2008
More fallout from last week's stadium hearing, St Pete Times, April 14, 2008
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council meets, WMNF, April 14, 2008
Get Below Surface on Rays' Stadium, Tampa Tribune, April 12, 2008
Fans, Foes Speak On Rays' Plan, Tampa Tribune, April 11, 2008
St. Petersburg neighborhood group opposes Rays' plans, St Pete Times, April 10, 2008
Tropicana Field Redevelopment Critics Fear Costly Cleanup, Tampa Tribune, March 26, 2008
Tropicana Redevelopment Plans Light on Tax Details, Tampa Tribune, March 19, 2008
Trop bids need work, St Pete Times, March 19, 2008
Pretty pictures indeed, St Pete Times, March 19, 2008
Some Find Florida's Sports Pork Difficult To Digest, Tampa Tribune, March 19, 2008
The Rays Stadium Proposal by Commissioner Ken Welch, St Petersburg Downtown Newsletter, March 2008
Environmental agency grills Rays on stadium plan, St Pete Times, March 13, 2008
Audubon Opposes Rays' Plan For Waterfront Ballpark, Tampa Tribune, March 13, 2008
Half the parking spaces in Rays plans are closed to public, St Pete Times, March 12, 2008
Rays Parking Proposal Based on Assumptions, Tampa Bay's 10 News, March 12, 2008
Group claims Rays lobbied illegally, Bay News 9, March 9, 2008
Al Lang Forum Draws Nearly 200 People, Variety Of Ideas, Tampa Tribune, March 7, 2008
Bayside stadium for Rays draws little support , St Pete Times, March 6, 2008
Foes Of Rays' Stadium Plans Say Bidding Is Tainted, Tampa Tribune, March 6, 2008
New Stadium Protest, Tampa Bays 10 News, March 6, 2008
New Rays stadium? POWW!, Creative Loafing, March 5, 2008
St. Pete City Council Hears about Rays New Stadium Proposal, Sarastota Speaks, February 22, 2008
Stadium's critics jump on issue of park zoning, St Pete Times, February 14, 2008
Council Errors Plague Debate On New Stadium, St Pete Times, February 11, 2008
Al Lang Backers: City Duped Us, St Pete Times, February 10, 2008
The Big Story: ‘Project Rebirth,’ the secret two-year courtship of the Rays, St. Pete , Creative Loafing, February 6, 2008
Protesters create "Pete the Manatee", Tampa Bays 10, February 4, 2008
Anti-stadium group plans to form political action committee, St Pete Times, February 3, 2008
Rays' Stadium Proposal To Face Additional Scrutiny, Tampa Tribune, January 31, 2008
Idea of Al Lang as park pauses, St Pete Times, January 16, 2008
So, let's just SAY the Trop's for sale..., St Pete Times, January 10, 2008
Opponents say Rays, manatees don't mix, St Pete Times, January 9, 2008
'Fountain Of Youth' Memories Bubble In Bay, Tampa Tribune, January 5, 2008
Rays Plan Threatens Wildlife, Tampa Bays 10 News, January, 2008
Demens Landing well is PROTECTED ON TWO FRONTS (Starts at 13:55), WMNF, January 2008
Trop's key player remains in the dark, St Pete Times, December 25, 2007
Arts community feels crowded by Rays plan, St Pete Times, December 23, 2007
City staff: Don't make Al Lang a park, St Pete Times, December 21, 2007
Lot of curve balls could derail Rays, St Pete Times, December 2, 2007
Rays' land request for stadium may be hard to fill, St Pete Times, December 1, 2007
Very pretty, but..., St Pete Times, November 28, 2007
Rays Owners Dealing With Deep Pockets, St Pete Times, November 25, 2007
Pull stadium plans out of the shadows, St Pete Times, November 16, 2008
St. Petersburg City Hall knew about Rays' stadium plans, St Pete Times, November 16, 2007
Rays Stadium Plan Kept Secret For Months, Tampa Tribune, November 15, 2007
Rays Face Financial Hurdles On Stadium, The Tampa Tribune, November 14, 2007
The City Council's Own Words
Listen to the City Council meeting of Dec. 20, 2007 (go to (3:42 to begin) as Bill Foster recaps what was supposed to happen.
http://stpete.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=489
Then go to City Council meeting of Feb. 7, 2008 to see how they handled the Al Lang site zoning at the "Glitch Meeting". The link to the meeting was not up when this page was revised. You can get to it at http://stpete.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2