Crossroads businesses left wondering what's next after failed stadium sales tax vote

[@merryhunt9153]

Oh please. How many fans come from the suburbs? How many fans would be afraid to go to the dingy southern border of downtown to attend a game?

[@gasmangrowshow2231]

You think Jackson Co. is a dump NOW, wait till they leave. SOOOOO glad OKC just voted to keep the Thunder. The OKC downtown has made a 180 turn around, NOW is a GREAT place to shop, eat and go to games. Now they are building the tallest skysrapper in the counrty, if you wont invest in your own city ... who will.

[@DustinRacy20]

​@@gasmangrowshow2231no one will 😂 west Port is unsafe and a drain of funds like the two or three museums they have. Street car that's broke all time and goes no where .. all waste of money if we don't invest money that gets burn and throw away .. why spend more money in area that got so much handouts and all the hand outs make it more unsafe and dirty

[@DustinRacy20]

The people that could afford tickets.. is not people that would get vehicles cash and family to go to place that's unsafe and would be a target for the users to have more to use

[@edwil111]

Kudos to Jackson County for telling these guys to just pay for it yourself! I live in Northern Nevada (Reno) and I didn't get to vote on the Vegas Raiders stadium, nor the A's new ballpark (which is actually in limbo, the location is still not concrete). The team owners get the profits, the state takes the risk.

[@kas10163y]

The developers of course are crying, and the Royals did this to themselves. They wanted a blank check giving out few details. They wanted to steamroll current property owners off their paid for property with the use of eminent domain laws. Had they put together a cohesive plan, convinced property owners that they were going to be taken care of, this probably had a chance to pass.

[@AlwaysAwesome001]

When KC streets start looking like Overland Park Then we can start talking about a NEW stadium. DEAL? 👀

[@KHugg1776]

Nobody wants to go to crime ridden downtown for a baseball game

[@LivinInLuxury]

“The healing process” LMAO

[@Funkystuff-sg9jt]

Marny Sherman just exposed herself for just how far she's out of touch with reality. Rich folks rarely can see it from a normal view, but her latest comment proves they just never learn. I'm a big fan of both teams growing up near the stadiums when they were built, but for billionaire owners to come out and essentially demean the fans with threats, it's trash. Then after the vote fails Sherman still can't remove the foot from her mouth and pile on with more disrespectful nonsense. These billionaires can fully fund both projects easily, esp the Hunts. Gracies trust fund alone could cover what they're asking from taxpayers.

[@rwilson7744]

Let the rich pay for it then…… millionaires go to the games not us “normal folk” 😂 let them buy it

[@roselynn816]

Im glad it didnt pass. 40 years? That would be paid by my children and grandchildren.

[@Fatta007]

Same I'ma be a great by then ...all this money hunt family make

[@gasmangrowshow2231]

@gasmangrowshow2231 0 seconds ago You think Jackson Co. is a dump NOW, wait till they leave. SOOOOO glad OKC just voted to keep the Thunder. The OKC downtown has made a 180 turn around, NOW is a GREAT place to shop, eat and go to games. Now they are building the tallest skysrapper in the counrty, if you wont invest in your own city ... who will.

[@DustinRacy20]

​@@gasmangrowshow2231😂 we have invested in that area .. Union station trolley trail two museums a national landmark five parks and walking trails and all that money made the users use more and I attracted more dirty users then help the community. Investment is great for an area but with out a future plan all it is a barrel of money to keep the crackheads worm if u give a mouse cookie he want a glass of milk he want a napkin or nape after u give them a bed a pillow a blanket u see all u did was fundraise for failer and users

[@JaejoongPrincess]

Stupid because we will always pay taxes. Your children and grandchildren will be paying a whole lot to cover all the revenue loss if both teams leave KCMO. If both teams leave KCMO, I don't wanna hear no complaints and crying when the taxes increases in 2031.

[@JaejoongPrincess]

​@@Fatta007 If they pay for their own stadium. It will make them a whole lot richer because all that revenue will go the Hunt family and not Jackson County and the community that benefits from it.

[@Fatta007]

40 years ? 2071 ??? I'ma be a great grandpa by then ...man chiefs tryna scam all this money they been making smh

[@FreeThePorgs]

Whats next???? GTFO!!!! St. Louis needs teams and joco has expressed interest in it. Joco is the 1% so its literally free unlimited money that they wanted. The royal and chiefs want untold millions of billions of dollars, joco has it, go get it. Kcmo doesn’t have extra free billions of dollars to give away.

[@oneofmany1087]

KC can't even fix the roads. I now have a 950.00 car bill. because of the roads.

[@sparkyjerred419]

They're going to try to cram it down your throat a different way.

[@DustinRacy20]

Yeppers who would go to west Port with money and family?

[@randykelley380]

Congratulations to the Jackson County 👏 voters!

[@lessgoyouknowwho2130]

they are wondering what the mayor is doing to make the city safer. they are wondering why the streets are not 100

[@willrobinson4976]

The team will be moving to one of the Texas cities, Austin or San Antonio, or maybe Salt Lake City.

[@kc2dc444]

A little late to show the people that actually wanted it. KC is stupid. Downtown needed this.

[@JaejoongPrincess]

Lol, I see you everywhere! What do you mean by your comment?

[@npssports9747]

Just move out like Oakland

[@joyceclark8199]

Do we understand that Jackson County owns the stadiums. Jackson county is the landlord, the owners and the teams are your tenants. If they go the rent the pay goes , the tax revenue they create goes. So Clark Hunt the tenant is will to contribute something to help the owner Jackson county make upgrades to their property . I personally don’t like the 40 years but u need to come up with something. If u don’t someone else will .

[@1941-e7s]

Congrats Jackson residents. You now have opened the door for them to leave your county altogether. How says they have to come back to the table to negotiate. You now are going to have several cities offering something on the table for Sherman and Clark to look at. Sure the roll out was sloppy but losing two major sports teams in Jackson county will hurt.

[@NarutofightsHD1]

Clay County is North. Also, stop allowing oligarchs to scare you into an ultimatum.

[@tyflan8277]

Just a scare tactic. Sherman is from kc and hunt’s father built arrowhead and he has a connection to the stadium. I don’t think they’re leaving.

[@randykelley380]

Hurt who? Certainly not the people who can't afford the outrageous ticket, parking, and concession prices.

[@Ben-op42o]

​@@randykelley380i assume he's asserting the BS trickle down idea.

[@gasmangrowshow2231]

Do you people understand how much tax rev will be lost WHEN they leave? Both teams will have major cities offering everything but first born children for them to move. You think Jackson Co. is a pump NOW.

[@choatican]

Austin Royals and San Antonio Chiefs here we come.

[@Fatta007]

Y'all don't mind paying taxes on the stadium till 2071 ? Lol

[@choatican]

The owners would make more money paying for the stadiums themselves in Austin and San Antonio than having them subsidized in K.C. Bigger population and more disposable income.​@@Fatta007

[@tyflan8277]

Yeah right. There will be another vote in august

[@JaejoongPrincess]

​​​​@@Fatta007Nah, because they don't have a population that is broke since a lot of people keep saying "they are asking us poor people to build their stadium." People who have money don't complain about taxes. All these people from wealthy counties are like "bring the Chiefs and Royals to Kansas, Texas, Nashville and we will pay for it."