Vote in this poll if you actually live in Jackson county.
We've all shared our opinions in the other thread. But who gives a shit what somebody in Platte County or Johnson County or Phoenix or NYC thinks. We're all just noise. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bearcat:
The last lease extension/renovation vote failed the first time, too.
I know people around here (not you particularly) love to predict doom and gloom, but the Royals and Chiefs aren't moving to another city tomorrow if it doesn't pass.... they can submit another proposal or work with another county.
It's seven ****ing years away.
They would need to proceed in 12-18 months to reach a deadline of a new stadium in 6-7 years. They would have another vote in another county/state, new plans, etc. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Titty Meat:
This vote doesn't mean they will move people need to stop repeating this lie
What does it mean?
Mark Donovan made it clear that the team will seriously look at relocating if the ballot doesn't pass.
Obviously the Hunt family can't afford to build a new stadium on their own so they need help from the taxpayers. Arrowhead needs major interior renovations, badly. It's too outdated for a modern NFL franchise. If the taxpayers say NO, the team has no other choice. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bearcat:
I'd go out on a limb to assume it's highly lucrative for those involved and the city officials who so badly want new stadiums, but not so much for the city or residents.
You think the city residents are better off without the teams. Are you insane. Those teams are everything in this city. You wanna be Little Rock AR? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mecca:
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 Bearcat:
I'd go out on a limb to assume it's highly lucrative for those involved and the city officials who so badly want new stadiums, but not so much for the city or residents.
The more one looks into the topic, it becomes clear that it's a pretty sturdy limb. These types of financials are generally always public, so there's a great deal of real world data to back it up. The economic boost claims are hot air. But as the study mentions, regardless of the obviously negative numbers it still keeps happening. There's certainly the worry that if KC doesn't bend over and take a few pokes in the ass, there's plenty of other cities who gladly would regardless of what the economics say. [Reply]