ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - A group of local investors and developers are pitching a plan to transform St. Petersburg’s Gas Plant District, whether the Tampa Bay Rays are part of the deal.

The proposal would reshape the area around Tropicana Field with new entertainment venues, hotels, housing, and even a museum, while leaving room for a potential stadium.

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The plan arrives as uncertainty lingers over where the team’s new ownership group wants to play — and for how long.

"We are going to have options going forward," said Mayor Ken Welch, immediately following the Rays backing out of their stadium deal.

Since then, multiple groups have shown interest in developing the historic Gas Plant site. The latest proposal, from the team at Ark Ellison Horus LLC, lays out three centr

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