More fallout from last week's stadium hearing

ST. PETERSBURG -- A review of the approximately 217 people who told City Council members last week they were either for or against a new waterfront stadium bolsters the arguments of both sides, a St. Petersburg Times analysis shows.

The Times reviewed the speakers' cards --- the cards people are required to fill out before they can address City Council --- to get a sense of where each side's support was coming from. The review found:

* Of the 97-or-so people who said they opposed the waterfront stadium proposal last Thursday, 14 lived in the condominium adjacent to the proposed ballpark, Bayfront Tower. Another four who spoke against the proposal listed condominium addresses on Beach Drive.

* Of 120-or-so people who said they were in favor of the stadium proposal, at least 24 listed addresses that were not in St. Petersburg. Many were associated with carpeneter unions. At least two people listed addresses in Jacksonville.

Proponents of the stadium proposal had said that many of the opponents were isolated to Bayfront Tower, while critics countered that support was being "bussed in" from outside the city. A third public hearing is May 22.

-- Aaron Sharockman, Times Staff Writer