The stadium is the spring training home of the New York Yankees and this year served as a temporary home for the Tampa Bay Rays during the regular season after Tropicana Field was damaged by Hurricane Milton last October.
The board approved the measure in a 6-1 vote, with Donna Cameron Cepada voting against.
The money will come from bed tax funds such as hotel money. No general fund taxpayer dollars will be used.
Steinbrenner Field first opened in 1996 under the name Legends Field. It was renamed after former owner George Steinbrenner in 2008. He died two years later.
The stadium was last renovated in 2016 for the Yankees. Crews have been working the last few days to remove Tampa Bay Rays signage that was used during the regular season.
Here’s a list of some of the ehnancements they are requesting:
- Security cameras
- Video distribution – Stadium TVs
- Networking to host WiFi & Data – Entire stadium
- Scoreboard
- Bowl sound system
- Parking lot repaving
- Concourse traffic coating
- Magnatometers
- Extended concourse concessions & portables
- Stadium wall padding
- Seat replacements
- Fan facing & interior building WiFi
- Dugout Safety Renovation
- Interior finishes & furniture
- AC unit replacements – Suites & Press Box
- Lightning on Steinbrenner Drive
- Stadium Entry – Plaza renovation
- Community Field Turf & irrigation renovation
- Landscape renovation
- Share structure – Main Concourse
- Cabana covers
- 1st & 3rd base rooftop covers
- Loge shade structures
- Community pavilion refresh
Spectrum News Staff
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