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McDowell: Why The Chiefs Pursuit to Renovate Arrowhead Has Hit A Snag
We've been talking about this for a few weeks over in the Royals thread. It's been interesting to see how quiet the Chiefs have been while the Royals negotiate for a new stadium, and in the last couple weeks there's more and more smoke that the Chiefs and Royals staying in Jackson County is not a sure thing. Sam McDowell finally wrote about it. It's a very long column so I just picked some highlights. It's a good breakdown of the situation. It sounds like Kansas hasn't made any serious offers but they're the obvious alternative if Jackson County decides to punt, and it sounds like the Royals and Chiefs want answers soon.
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/sp...282553078.html Quote:
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01-19-2024, 10:29 AM | #110 |
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What does Frank White hope to gain for Jackson County by doing this? I'd love to understand his thinking or clearly see the upside of this move.
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01-19-2024, 10:32 AM | #111 |
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01-19-2024, 10:35 AM | #112 |
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01-19-2024, 10:37 AM | #113 |
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Their justification for refusing to extend the current deal seems to be that Jackson County pays sales tax to maintain the Truman Sports Complex but does not receive direct revenue from the stadiums. They want to be cut in on the profits.
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01-19-2024, 10:39 AM | #114 |
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Bring'em both over to the Kansas side. I wouldn't mind shaving an hour off the drive. #selfish
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01-19-2024, 10:39 AM | #115 |
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BS. The only reason White is being a bitch is he is still pissed that he was never hired to manage the MLB team.
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This idea had grown on me over the years. There wouldn't be anything else like it in the world. The Arrowhead Experience is great as it is but the ability to host a SB and other events would be huge for the KC Metro area. Being from out of town I wish there were another hotel or two across the street and there seems to be enough space that there could be a small shopping and food/bar area right there as well.
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Anyone who thinks any of this is about "liking sports" is an absolute moron. The economic impact these teams have on the county is enormous. Jobs, tax revenue, and more options for consumers is far more important than liking sports or not.
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