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04-02-2024 10:04 PM |
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Originally Posted by Kiimo
(Post 17468506)
I haven't been following this for very long but the Chiefs aren't leaving KC, they'll build a big shiny stadium with a roof in Kansas and have Super Bowls there. And let's all hope we're alive long enough to enjoy it.
People at that time will have forgotten that some Raytown diehards swore they'd never attend and say I miss old Arrowhead and children will say what's that, just like I did about Municipal Stadium, wherever the hell that was.
The Royals that's a different story but maybe they should go back and figure out a better plan.
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The World Cup is coming to Arrowhead in 2026 and there will be work that will go into that.
Chiefs do not want to leave and considering that the only counties around here that have ever supported any arenas or stadiums or places for a lot of people to gather is Jackson or Wyandotte when Carol Marinovich was Mayor.
There is no way the Chiefs ever go to Kansas. Mother****ers over there don't like coming up with new taxes and don't support collective shit that attracts people to their neighborhoods.
The first election on improving the stadiums was the 2004 Bi-State proposal.
To pass it had to get majority vote in Jackson County and two other counties out of Johnson, Wyandotte, Platte and Clay. None of those four had a majority vote.
So when Bi-State was defeated. The next proposal was the 3/8 cent Jackson County Tax and the NFL's promise of a Kansas City Super Bowl if the Rolling Roof was part of renovations.
I think there will always be at least a 3/8 or 1/4 cent tax in Jackson County for Arrowhead and the Chiefs even if the Royals found a deal somewhere else.
Kauffman Stadium is beautiful. Especially after the renovations. It does not seem like a place that should be replaced. The Royals problem is that they envied the St. Louis Cardinals setup and convinced themselves they needed that to make it. Royals should figure out the way to succeed without worrying about what the Cardinals finagled.
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