As the Kansas City Chiefs get set to embark on the journey toward a potentially historic three-peat on the field, organizational leaders off the field continue work on finding a stadium solution.
Missouri’s renewed efforts come after Kansas approved a plan last week that would finance up to 70% of the cost of new stadiums for the professional football and baseball teams.
Manny Abarca said he’s disappointed with the lack of urgency from the County after STAR bonds were approved by Kansas lawmakers just last week to lure the teams.
Manica Architecture unveiled a trio of renderings to showcase their concept for a Royals Stadium in the West Bottoms that straddles the state lines of the Show-Me and Sunflower states.
KCTV5 went to locations in both Kansas and Missouri to ask Chiefs and Royals fans Wednesday if they would like to see the teams stay in Missouri or move to Kansas.
The question on whether professional baseball and football will move from Missouri to Kansas is far from decided from Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas’s perspective.
After a letter was sent to the Chiefs by the Kansas Legislature, Kansas City’s mayor and one Jackson County Legislator are sharing their response about the letter and the Chiefs’ future in Missouri.
STAR bonds have been successfully used in the past, case and point – The Legends Outlets and Kansas Speedway in Wyandotte’s Village West would still be an empty space without the tax break.
As the fallout continues from Tuesday’s failed vote on an extension to Jackson County’s 3/8th-cent sales tax, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said he’s re-engaged Royals owner John Sherman.