Originally Posted by |Zach| (Post 17468116)

We all know if this tax money was used to actually help the citizens of Kansas City people like you would hate it.

But billionaires are asking for it? They won't even tell me what their plan is? Hell yea brother where do I sign up. :)

Originally Posted by DrRyan (Post 17468123)

I was just back in KC for a wedding last weekend. Stayed downtown and enjoyed it. I know several people with businesses that would be directly affected positively and negatively in the area. What left a really sour taste in my mouth was hearing from business owners that have reached out to the Royals on numerous occasions asking for details about the project to try and plan for potential outcomes. Not a single one of them got any response from the team regardless of if they were inside the Grand, locust, Truman, 17th St boundary or outside it. I have to assume that has something to do with it being a haphazardly thrown together plan without many of the details sorted out.

Would a stadium near Crossroads be cool? Sure. Would far less businesses be displaced with the other plan near the courthouse/Admiral? Without a doubt. If I was still living in KC this proposal would be a no for me. Get your plans in order, communicate with the business that will be affected and I would be more likely to be a yes.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 17468120)

You should do some research on this then you'd understand.

Originally Posted by Red Dawg (Post 17468127)

Billionaires don't own the stadium and property. How the hell do people not know this. They lease all of it.

Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 17468130)

Just stop. If major league teams brought no economic benefit to major metro areas, the teams wouldn't BE in major metro areas.

Originally Posted by Red Dawg (Post 17468128)

They will be well paid.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 17468131)

Actually a team can buy and build it's own stadium, it's been done before. But they're all to busy grifting on cities to not pay for that shit.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 17468133)

Cities lose money on stadiums...alot of money and the revenue does not make it break even.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 17468133)

Cities lose money on stadiums...alot of money and the revenue does not make it break even.

Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy (Post 17468115)

History has show it is not a bluff. Just ask Oakland or St. Louis, for example.

Your lack of knowledge is a you problem.

Originally Posted by DrRyan (Post 17468135)

Please educate us all how you possibly know what the payout would be. As I said, not a single business owner I know that would be affected had any return communication when they reached out. It's a poorly articulated plan with little to no details shared.

Originally Posted by Red Dawg (Post 17468142)

They haven't gotten the whole plan yet. Gotta have the vote first but they would be bought out. Thats how its done and has been done everywhere.