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Originally Posted by Hoover
Frankly, I don't know if the Chiefs could have played this any better.
You can say their plan to stay at Arrowhead was half assed, and I was certainly underwhelmed with their updates, but isn't staying in Arrowhead basically what people wanted? The second they say hey were are going to blow this ****er up and build a dome there would have been a ton of debate.
And the underlining problem with either the Chiefs and Royals staying at the Truman Sports complex, is that the County is the property owner and an owner is only going to invest so much on property that he doesn't own. Now Clark isn't going to own the new stadium either, but building something new allows the team to get all the amenities they want and need without having to sink in a healthy chunk of your net worth to get it built.
Extending that 3/8 cent sales tax, a tax that people have been already paying for decades, was a ****ing no brainer if you wanted to lock the Royals and Chiefs into Missouri for decades to come.
Frankly I don't even see a way for Missouri to compete with what Kanas has on the table.
I think at the end of the day the Chiefs stadium team will look similar to what's being done in Nashville where sales tax revenue of the stadium and the surrounding neighborhood all go into servicing the bonds. That's way more aggressive than the puny 3/8 cent that they county is no longer paying. This is just the modern way to how these projects are funded.
https://www.tennesseetitans.com/new-stadium/plan |
Many were screaming that, but I think the majority of people are ready for a modern day dome.
But yes, the Chiefs played this very well, they were either going to get a blank check from JACO or get the $2B+ stadium in KS. It's all good, it'll be a fun trip to make occasionally.