If you build it, they still might not come.

That's the indication one gets from the latest results of a poll commissioned by StPetePolls showing city residents are uncomfortable with the idea of building a new baseball stadium in the Carillon area of north St Petersburg.

Nearly 58% of those polled are opposed to the idea, while 42% said they support it.

Opposition to building the stadium in Carillon runs strongest, I would say surprisingly, among those self-described as 18-29 years of age. Sixty four percent in this cohort oppose the idea.

It's not clear if this opposition stems from not wanting to build a new stadium or just not wanting to build a news stadium in north St. Pete. 

Next Friday, a firm owned by real estate developer Darryl LeClair will unveil plans to build a ballpark in the Carillon business park west of the Howard Frankland Bridge. LeClair owns about 12 acres of vacant land there and has a plan that would incorporate existing parking.

The Rays are under contract to play at Tropicana Field until 2027, but the team says getting a new stadium is vital to its ability to compete economically.

St. Petersburg officials have indicated a receptiveness to letting the Rays explore stadium options in or near the city's north boundary