Voters rejected a sales-tax measure that would have partially funded a new stadium for the Royals and renovations to Arrowhead Stadium for the Chiefs.
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium is the home of the Kansas City Chiefs and beyond it is Kauffman Stadium, the home of the Kansas City Royals. Kansas City’s most prominent professional sports franchises face an uncertain future in the region after Jackson County, Mo., voters rejected a sales-tax measure Tuesday thatto partially pay for renovations to the Chiefs’ current stadium and the construction of a new downtown baseball stadium for the Royals.
The defeat was decisive, as just more than 58 percent of voters declined to support an initiative that would have provided about $2 billion in stadium funding for the two teams by replacing an existing tax with a similar sales tax of three-eighths of a cent for 40 years.to supporters of the measure. “We respect the process. We respect the decision of the Jackson County voters today. We’re disappointed. We feel we put forth the best offer for Jackson County.
“We respect the voters of Jackson County and the results of the election today. … We will take some time to reflect on and process the outcome and find a path forward that works for the Royals and our fans,” John Sherman, the team’s chairman and CEO, said in a statement Mayor Quinton Lucas said the deliberations will continue to attempt to find stadium-funding solutions that would keep the teams in Kansas City.Tuesday. “Today, they rejected plans and processes they found inadequate. Over the months ahead, I look forward to working with the Chiefs and Royals to build a stronger, more open, and collaborative process that will ensure the teams, their events and investments remain in Kansas City for generations to come.
The Chiefs had committed $300 million toward a proposed $800 million renovation of Arrowhead Stadium, the NFL’s third-oldest stadium. The Royals would pay at least $1 billion toward a new stadium projected to cost around $2 billion. Kauffman Stadium is Major League Baseball’s sixth-oldest ballpark. The failure of the funding initiative prompted immediate speculation that the Royals could be a candidate to relocate to another city and the Chiefs could seek a stadium elsewhere in the region.
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