ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Pinellas County Commission is looking to postpone yet another vote on funding for a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays, a move the Tampa Bay Times reports could kill the deal for the new stadium.

That vote has already been pushed back once and, according to the Times', disrupted deadlines and risks increasing the project's costs.

Talking with the newspaper outlet, Rays owner Stu Sternberg said the team feels it has lost a key partner in the county.

The proposed deal would see the county contributing over $300 million towards the $1.3 billion stadium.

Pinellas County Commission chair Kathleen Peters said Friday she wants to delay the vote until the county knows how much they'll need to spend to fix the beaches damaged during past hurricanes.

“I know with one commissioner there was a line drawn in the sand, but for me personally, I would like to push that decision down further and flesh out exactly what's going to happen with our beaches and then make that decision later,” she said.

In a statement to Spectrum News, St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch's office had this to say about the developments:

“The journey of the Historic Gas Plant Development has been a long and complicated process. I still believe the fundamentals and economic benefit of the 30-year plan is strong. The City of St. Petersburg is committed to honoring its obligations. This important project can move forward if our partners do the same.”

The uncertainty has reopened doubts about professional baseball in the Tampa Bay region long term.

In the meantime, while the Rays and the city of St. Petersburg continue to figure out what to do with a roof-less Tropicana Field, the team is set to play their upcoming season at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.