Chiefs announce news conference on planned Arrowhead renovations

[srvy]

https://fox4kc.com/sports/chiefs/chi...mo-link-block1

Maybe worth checking out Wednesday morning. If your not local I'd assume Chiefs.com will have it on the website.

This will have major implications for the April vote on extending the sales tax that will help fund Renovations at One Arrowhead Drive and even more to get Shyster Sherman his downtown ballpark.

[cmh6476]

Originally Posted by -King-

I doubt the royals are happy with this either. This did nothing to help the vote.

Count me in the underwhelmed camp

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by cmh6476

Count me in the underwhelmed camp

This proposal as it is now, is going nowhere.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

Another wasteland

There’s only so many hayseeds that can support an entertainment district

Driving over the 12th Street bridge gives the Chiefs another F- for "getting to practice and games"...

[Mecca]

I'm not sure why they would want to do this when in 20 years they'll want a new stadium just build the new one now?

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I'm not sure why they would want to do this when in 20 years they'll want a new stadium just build the new one now?

Would you wait to bilk taxpayers out of hundreds of millions if you could improve the experience for your rich friends in a few years?

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Pablo

Would you wait to bilk taxpayers out of hundreds of millions if you could improve the experience for your rich friends in a few years?

I mean that is a fair point considering almost all of the reno plans have to do with making the game experience better for rich people.

My favorite is how part of the plan is to expand the gigantic parking lot instead of putting some other things around the stadium.

[ChiefsCountry]

Chiefs will ask for a new stadium once they start doing renovations for the World Cup. That will uncover problems with the stadium.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I mean that is a fair point considering almost all of the reno plans have to do with making the game experience better for rich people.

My favorite is how part of the plan is to expand the gigantic parking lot instead of putting some other things around the stadium.

It’s great if you’re a VIP. Spend some time and money at the (Debit Card) Activation Zone then get on your escalator and hang out in the Club before you saunter to your end zone suite and don’t watch the game. Poor folks up top at least get heat in the concourses so that was thoughtful.

Strongside covered this earlier in the thread. The royals called in the Calvary to push this vote along and they deserve the shit plan the chiefs put forth.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Pablo

It’s great if you’re a VIP. Spend some time and money at the (Debit Card) Activation Zone then get on your escalator and hang out in the Club before you saunter to your end zone suite and don’t watch the game. Poor folks up top at least get heat in the concourses so that was thoughtful.

Strongside covered this earlier in the thread. The royals called in the Calvary to push this vote along and they deserve the shit plan the chiefs put forth.

The Chiefs are hitting a point where average person can't go to games anyway so of course it's for rich people.

[DaFace]

I didn't watch the actual presentation, but these images at least give a better idea of the minor(ish) things that are included.

The Chiefs released renderings today of proposed renovations to Arrowhead Stadium following the hopeful passage of a sales tax initiative in April. Read more about the proposed renovations: https://t.co/KSMkYHoTdb

Photos courtesy of Chiefs/Populous pic.twitter.com/aCtkFIeWgZ

— KOMU 8 News (@KOMUnews) February 28, 2024

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Pablo

It’s great if you’re a VIP. Spend some time and money at the (Debit Card) Activation Zone then get on your escalator and hang out in the Club before you saunter to your end zone suite and don’t watch the game. Poor folks up top at least get heat in the concourses so that was thoughtful.

Strongside covered this earlier in the thread. The royals called in the Calvary to push this vote along and they deserve the shit plan the chiefs put forth.

Take your religion to DC!!

[FloridaMan88]

It’s almost like the Chiefs are deliberately putting forth an underwhelming proposal that will fail at the ballot box so they can then go outside of Jackson County with a new proposal that is separate from the Royals.

I am being facetious, but damn… could you have any more of an underwhelming proposal than this?

[-King-]

I don't think "new parking orientation" should ever be highlighted when asking people for money. It just draws attention to how much they're reaching to show the supposed improvements

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by -King-

I don't think "new parking orientation" should ever be highlighted when asking people for money. It just draws attention to how much they're reaching to show the supposed improvements

You know what we need in this massive parking lot, the type of parking lot that has become outdated and an eyesore? More parking just like it!

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

It’s almost like the Chiefs are deliberately putting forth an underwhelming proposal that will fail at the ballot box so they can then go outside of Jackson County with a new proposal that is separate from the Royals.

I am being facetious, but damn… could you have any more of an underwhelming proposal than this?

At the risk of being blasphemous, maybe they're right. If it's gonna cost $800m to make a bunch of minor upgrades that most fans aren't going to care about, maybe the underlying infrastructure and location are the problem.

Obviously, tailgating would be a mandatory thing no matter where you go, but there's no doubt that the national trend has been to move stadiums toward areas where there's other "stuff," and it's pretty clear they have no interest (or ability) to make that viable at the Truman complex.