Post by Vegas on Apr 4, 2024 0:58:55 GMT -5
I don't understand why the Missouri voters voted no on a funding bill to renovate Arrowhead Stadium and to build the Royals a new ballpark.
For the Chiefs, you would think winnng 3 of the past 5 Super Bowls along with just having to look elsewhere in the state to St. Louis where the Rams (who also won a Super Bowl after this century) left after they could not get a new stadium would have led to this bill being approved and the Chiefs donlt even want a new stadium but just renovations at Arrrowhead.
For the Royals, they can look at the currently Las Vegas bound As (who ironically previously played in Kansas City before deaprting to Oakland) as an example of what will likely happen if they don't get a new stadium built. I have been to the Royals stadium and I liked it but I can see why they want a new stadium at this point. As Las Vegas has proven with the Raiders and the As, if Kansas City won't build them a stadium then I am sure some other city such as Nashville will build them a stadium.
Missouri voters reject stadium tax for Royals and Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The future of the Royals and Chiefs in Kansas City was thrown into question Tuesday night when residents of Jackson County, Missouri, resoundingly voted down a sales tax measure that would have helped to fund a new downtown ballpark along with major renovations to Arrowhead Stadium.
Royals owner John Sherman and Chiefs president Mark Donovan acknowledged long before the final tally that the initiative would fail. More than 58% of voters ultimately rejected the plan, which would have replaced three-eighths of a cent sales tax that has been paying for the upkeep of Truman Sports Complex -- the home for more than 50 years to Kauffman and Arrowhead Stadiums -- with a similar tax that would have been in place for the next 40 years.
The Royals, who had pledged at least $1 billion from ownership for their project, wanted to use their share of the tax revenue to help fund a $2 billion-plus ballpark district. The Super Bowl champion Chiefs, who had committed $300 million in private money, would have used their share as part of an $800 million overhaul of Arrowhead Stadium.
"We're deeply disappointed as we are steadfast in our belief that Jackson County is better with the Chiefs and the Royals," Sherman said. "As someone whose roots run deep in this town, who has been a dedicated fan and season-ticket holder for both of these teams, and now leading a remarkable ownership group."
For the Chiefs, you would think winnng 3 of the past 5 Super Bowls along with just having to look elsewhere in the state to St. Louis where the Rams (who also won a Super Bowl after this century) left after they could not get a new stadium would have led to this bill being approved and the Chiefs donlt even want a new stadium but just renovations at Arrrowhead.
For the Royals, they can look at the currently Las Vegas bound As (who ironically previously played in Kansas City before deaprting to Oakland) as an example of what will likely happen if they don't get a new stadium built. I have been to the Royals stadium and I liked it but I can see why they want a new stadium at this point. As Las Vegas has proven with the Raiders and the As, if Kansas City won't build them a stadium then I am sure some other city such as Nashville will build them a stadium.
Missouri voters reject stadium tax for Royals and Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The future of the Royals and Chiefs in Kansas City was thrown into question Tuesday night when residents of Jackson County, Missouri, resoundingly voted down a sales tax measure that would have helped to fund a new downtown ballpark along with major renovations to Arrowhead Stadium.
Royals owner John Sherman and Chiefs president Mark Donovan acknowledged long before the final tally that the initiative would fail. More than 58% of voters ultimately rejected the plan, which would have replaced three-eighths of a cent sales tax that has been paying for the upkeep of Truman Sports Complex -- the home for more than 50 years to Kauffman and Arrowhead Stadiums -- with a similar tax that would have been in place for the next 40 years.
The Royals, who had pledged at least $1 billion from ownership for their project, wanted to use their share of the tax revenue to help fund a $2 billion-plus ballpark district. The Super Bowl champion Chiefs, who had committed $300 million in private money, would have used their share as part of an $800 million overhaul of Arrowhead Stadium.
"We're deeply disappointed as we are steadfast in our belief that Jackson County is better with the Chiefs and the Royals," Sherman said. "As someone whose roots run deep in this town, who has been a dedicated fan and season-ticket holder for both of these teams, and now leading a remarkable ownership group."
