City leaders approve additional funding for Tropicana Field repairs

St. Petersburg city leaders voted to approve additional funding to repair Tropicana Field.

St. Pete City Council approved all Trop-related items on the agenda to provide additional funding for repairs. The three items included metal panel repairs, security duties at the stadium, and more money toward protecting and cleaning up the site.

It has been about eight months since Hurricane Milton ripped the roof off the Trop and caused significant damage to other parts of the stadium.

City councilwoman Gina Driscoll said this is part of a larger effort to preserve the inside of the stadium.

We have to make sure we dont have further damage to the stadium with the rainy season thats coming up, Driscoll said.

Some people are pushing back against the city spending more money on the Trop, but oth