"The gap between support for the idea and confidence in the process is worth paying attention to."
-- Timothy Kellison
A majority of residents near the site of the proposed Tampa Bay Rays stadium think the ballpark will bring positive energy to the region — but feel they have not been given a meaningful say in decisions over how it will be built and paid for.
That’s according to a recent poll from researchers Timothy Kellison and Cole Armstrong of Florida State University and San José State University, respectively. It probed 600 active Hillsborough County voters — out of more than 801,300 registered as of April — between April 16 and June 9.
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