By Tim Carpenter
Senate President Ty Masterson said the Republican-dominated Legislative Coordinating Council, which conducts state business when the Legislature isn’t in session, would consider an extension of the one-year STAR bond deadline enacted in July 2024. Masterson didn’t indicate how lengthy the extension could be.
Masterson said Mark Donovan, president of the Chiefs, asked Kansas officials to alter the deadline “in light of substantial progress the Chiefs have made in discussions” with the Kansas Department of Commerce on an NFL development on the Kansas side of the border with Missouri.
Those discussions have included building of a stadium, headquarters, practice facility and related business developments, Donovan said.
“The letter from Mark Donovan indicates that the drive to bring this historic project to Kansas is moving down the field,” Masterson said. “Now that we are in the red zone, this extension will provide stakeholders sufficient time to ensure the ball crosses the goal line.”
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill last year authorizing issuance of bonds that would cover up to 70% of stadium construction, but the law set the deadline for making a deal at June 30, 2025.
Last month, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed legislation that would finance up to 50% of the cost to renovate or build new stadiums for the Royals and Chiefs. Missouri’s commitment of tax revenue would be capped at $1.5 billion.
The NFL and MLB franchises play at facilities in Kansas City, Missouri, that were built in the early 1970s. Owners of the teams have encouraged formation of public funding packages that would support replacement of those stadiums. Debate about the future of both franchises has rekindled the economic border war between Missouri and Kansas.
The Legislative Coordinating Council would take up the measure altering the deadline at 2 p.m. July 7 in Topeka.
“The complexity and scale of the project, and the importance of crafting a structure that works for all stakeholders, make it clear that more time is needed to bring the effort to full fruition,” Donovan said in a letter to Masterson.
He said the Chiefs had engaged in multiple rounds of dialogue about stadium proposals with the state Department of Commerce. The Chiefs hadn’t received a response to the franchise’s latest proposal in six weeks, he said.
“Extending the secretary’s authority will allow that process to continue productively and will preserve Kansas’ ability to secure the most significant economic development initiative in its history,” Donovan’s letter said.
This story originally appeared in the Kansas Reflector, a States Newsroom affiliate.
7 comments:
If chiefs move to Kansas, they’ve love this couples support
Go to Kansas! Missourians don't want to pay for your stadium no matter what our corrupt politicians think
Go on get out of here, don’t forget to take all your trash with you. I said good day!
Who cares which state it is as long as the Chiefs stay in the Kansas City metro area? As it stands, a majority of season ticket holders and suite owners reside in Johnson County, Ks (one of the wealthiest counties in the country), yet they account for 0.0% of the tax burden on the stadium, which falls squarely on the taxpayers of Jackson County, Mo. I say let’s flip the script and let the taxpayers of Johnson County (or the state of Kansas) carry the debt for a change. Or, better yet, how about we all insist the billionaire Hunt family foot the bill on the new stadium?? (Why, why, why do we the taxpayers continue to subsidize the billionaire class in these ridiculous professional sports stadium deals?!?) Regardless, Go Chiefs!!
Because so many people live vicariously through Sports - "Arm Chair Quarterbacks". Why do you think Jackson County - Voters - Turned Down a Tax Hike to Fund a New Stadium - Let them Raise Seat Prices, Move to another Location, Etc., - But why should everyone have to Pay the Price for a Few Sports Fanatics - People will spend a good part of their Paycheck to Support a Professional Team - and spend the next week at the water cooler - reliving the game plays over and over - what a total boring life - when most Professional Athletes could care less about you - if the majority of people would invest that much time in bettering themselves and stop setting in their Lazy Boys, Drinking Beer, Getting Fatter every Sunday during Football Season - maybe they could have a better life.
:Dear 9 10, from the interweb,,,,,,,,,,,,,At Arrowhead Stadium, Travis Kelce invited 50 janitors who’d cleaned the stands for 20+ years to a private dinner — but it was what he served them that made them speechless
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At Arrowhead Stadium, Travis Kelce invited 50 janitors who’d cleaned the stands for 20+ years to a private dinner — but it was what he served them that made them speechless
He didn’t hire a chef. He made the chili himself — using his grandmother’s handwritten recipe.
At the end, he handed them each a framed menu titled:
“For the ones who stayed after the lights went out.”
The Chili That Warmed Arrowhead: Travis Kelce’s Tribute to the Unsung Heroes
At Arrowhead Stadium, where the roar of Kansas City Chiefs fans echoes like thunder, the unsung heroes work in the shadows. For over 20 years, 50 janitors have swept the stands, scrubbed the concourses, and tidied the locker rooms long after the crowds dispersed. Among them was Evelyn Carter, a 62-year-old grandmother who’d spent 25 years cleaning Arrowhead’s rows, her hands calloused but her pride intact. In November 2024, these quiet laborers received an invitation that would leave them speechless—a private dinner hosted by Chiefs star Travis Kelce, served with a personal touch that turned an ordinary night into a legacy of gratitude.
Say what now?
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