The Rays new stadium plan might lose its funding

The Tampa Bay Rays new $1.3 billion stadium, nestled in the middle of the 80-acre Gas Plant District redevelopment led by the Rays organization, is at risk of losing its public funding.

There were always those opposed to using public funds for a stadium, but those voices got new energy after Pinellas County suffered the effects of two hurricanes within just a few weeks.

Indeed, it would seem it’s much harder to allocate $600 million in tax dollars toward a new stadium when homes and beaches were destroyed and when the region’s infrastructure and public services have buckled in the face of repeat disasters.

In late October and early November, the Pinellas County Commission and St. Petersburg…