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Los Royals aún no han elegido un sitio final para su estadio de béisbol, pero han dicho que quieren que se renueve el IVA (Impuesto al Valor Agregado) actual de ⅜ de un centavo por 40 años para financiar el proyecto. En Jackson County esos aranceles de renovación están programados para la votación de abril.
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Members of the Jackson County Legislature voted to put a 3/8-cent sales tax extension on the April ballot, which would help fund a new Royals ballpark and renovations at Arrowhead Stadium. If voters approve the tax, both teams have committed to staying in Jackson County.
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The Jackson County Legislature must decide by January 23 if it will put a measure before voters in the April election that would renew the 3/8-cents sales tax, which helps fund both Kauffman and Arrowhead stadiums. If voters pass the measure, the Chiefs and Royals say they'll commit to staying in Kansas City.
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Kansas City has been waiting for months to hear where the Royals want to build their proposed new stadium, while the question of funding remains up in the air. Mayor Quinton Lucas expects that "final deals and arrangements" could come in the days ahead.
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A group of local union leaders sent a letter to the Jackson County Legislature urging them to ensure the Royals and the Chiefs stay in Missouri. Unions are worried that floundering negotiations with the team and infighting in the county will cause workers to lose out on jobs and fair wages.
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Reports have emerged that a site in Kansas City's Crossroads is being considered for a Royals stadium, but is time running out to make a deal? Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca IV told KCUR’s Up To Date that both the Royals and Chiefs are making "serious considerations for a move to the Kansas side."
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A new Royals stadium has been controversial since it was announced. But at the heart of the debate is a fundamental question of whether Kauffman Stadium is structurally sound enough to continue hosting games. Plus: Now that "Killers of the Flower Moon" is a blockbuster, the community where many of the murders took place is wrestling with how to open up about its past.
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A new Royals stadium has been controversial since it was announced. A location and funding plan is yet to be determined. But at the heart of the debate is a fundamental question of whether Kauffman Stadium can or should continue to be the venue for future Royals games.
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The document projects huge tax collections, based on several assumptions of how sales tax revenues would grow over 40 years. But where those numbers came from — and whether voters would renew a sales tax for the Royals — is still unknown.
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Despite a historically bad season on the baseball field, fans are more focused on the team's impending move to a new stadium in either downtown or North Kansas City. Many of them are unifying over what will be lost when the Royals change zip codes.
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Royals leaders have released renderings of their much anticipated new stadium, although they have yet to announce the final location for the $2 billion project. Kansas City-area residents aren't all convinced they should be the ones to pay for a move, especially because the team is on the verge of the franchise's worst season in history.
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The Royals are choosing between a stadium and entertainment district in Kansas City's East Village or in North Kansas City.