ST. PETERSBURG — As the Tampa Bay Rays face a March deadline that could decide the fate of a $1.3 billion baseball stadium and surrounding development, principal owner Stuart Sternberg said Monday they are still deciding what to do.

Tampa Bay Rays ownership has yet to decide whether it will proceed with the development of a $1.3 billion baseball stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla., principal owner Stuart Sternberg said.

Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg told the Tampa Bay Times that a decision on whether to proceed with a $1.3 billion stadium in St. Petersburg will come "well before" a March deadline on public funding.

With a March 31 deadline from the city and county regarding their $1.3 billion baseball stadium proposal, Tampa Bay Rays' owner Stuart Sternberg says he