Kansas City Chiefs considering new stadium following failed tax vote
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Chiefs are reassessing their options, less than a month after Jackson County voters decided against a 3/8th cent sales tax. The money would have paid for $800 million in renovations and improvements at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said the organization is now reassessing their options for the future.
That could include building a new home for the team.
For the first time since the failed stadium vote, Clark spoke publicly about what the future could hold for the Kansas City Chiefs. One thing fans haven’t heard before is the Chiefs are open to the idea of planning a future separately from the Royals.
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“I really think at this point it makes sense for both of us to work independently. There’s currently nothing that to preclude us coming back and doing something together,” Hunt said.
The Chiefs chairman said that while the team hasn’t held any talks with leaders in Kansas about the team moving across the state line, he did say the organization is working to come up with a new plan. That could include a new stadium.
“If we end up back focused on a renovation of Arrowhead, we obviously look at everything we did from a design standpoint the last couple of years to see if it can be enhanced. But we may be in a situation where we may look at a new stadium as well,” Hunt said.
The next few months may become even more interesting for fans as they prepare for a new NFL season. Hunt said time to agree on a plan for the future of the Chiefs is of the essence.
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“Time is short for us at this point and so we need to see what other options are out there for us,” Hunt said.
Hunt did say the organization was “definitely disappointed” on the failed tax issue on the April ballot. He did not provide a timeline of when a decision about the Chiefs future could be announced.
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