In the hours preceding the Commission meeting, the Rays sent what has been described as a warning letter claiming the team had “suspended work on the entire project” and not just the new stadium.

Nowicki beat incumbent Charlie Justice, a stadium supporter and the lone commissioner who voted against delaying the bond vote in October. He told the Times he is a “solid no vote” and he thinks the Rays want to blame the deal falling apart on the commission’s delay.

Pinellas County commissioners voted 6-1 on Tuesday to again delay issuing bonds to fund the $312.5 million it already agreed to spend on a new $1.3 billion stadium in St. Petersburg. Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg has said the team could relocate if the deal doesn't go through as is.

With a crucial vote scheduled Tuesday for the Pinellas County Commission on previously-delayed stadium bonds, the Tampa Bay Rays’ owner is saying a move to another city isn’t off the table. The commission is scheduled to vote on the $335 million worth of bonds to help build a new $1.

Pinellas County commissioners will take up the debate Tuesday over $312.5 million in funding to help pay for a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays.