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.

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.

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.