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Originally Posted by DRM08

Jackson County, Missouri jumping back in the game?

KC Star article

Manny Abarca, the 1st District legislator, told The KC Star he plans to introduce two Chiefs-only ballot measures to the county legislature at a May 13th meeting. Abarca is targeting a November ballot for the measures:

• The first option is a 3/8th-cent sales tax, reserved fully for the Chiefs rather than split with the Royals, over a 40-year term.
• The second option is a 3/16th-cent sales tax over 30 years —similar terms to their share of the existing tax.

The first option — the 3/8th-cent sales tax — would open up avenues for the Chiefs to move ahead with their renovation plans of Arrowhead Stadium or possibly instead explore a new build inside the county, Abarca said.

That makes it sound like Legislator Abarca feels pretty confident that the Royals are leaving Jackson County.

Originally Posted by DRM08

Lengthy statement from Frank White below. Sounds like a stadium tax vote in Jackson County would have to wait until at least April 2025:

The law is explicit: no proposal for a parks sales tax can be resubmitted to voters within 12 months of its previous rejection. This statute is designed to respect the voter’s decision and ensure responsible governance, but it seems to be ignored.

Full statement & the law below: pic.twitter.com/4mlXov2okS

— Frank White (@JCEFrankWhite) May 1, 2024

And THAT makes it sound like Frank White just hates both teams equally. WTF is he doing?