Inside Kansas City Chiefs' $800M Stadium Upgrade

[@carsenbart1482]

This upgrade is NOT happening. It was voted down. As of now nothing is set in stone

[@michaelnichols9850]

No, it was not. The sales tax was voted down to pay for it. That doesn’t mean it cannot be restructured and reworked so the taxpayers will vote.

[@postalfnj]

taxpayer should not pay for something the cant afford to go to or don't have to

[@Mrcharles.]

@@michaelnichols9850If it were to be resurrected, I could see a split between the county, state of Missouri and Chiefs franchise.

[@roberthenry9319]

@@postalfnj On the other hand, taxpayer needs to realize the nearly 1 billion a year that the Chiefs bring into the Kansas City area. Sometimes you have to pay a bit of money to make a lot of money. This is one of those times for Kansas City. And folks in Kansas City will get it figured out.

[@derrickt7867]

I was born and raised in KC and moved to STL. People here in STL didn’t think the Rams would move either. Watching the possibility of the Chiefs moving is like watching history repeat itself. Scary.

[@RobertRatliff]

Lol

[@RobertRatliff]

Where do you propose they will relocate? Oakland lol. LA was an open market.

[@derrickt7867]

@@RobertRatliff they will move to the KS and take all the revenue generated from taxes with them and Johnson county will get first dibs on tix.

[@RobertRatliff]

@derrickt7867 voters on both sides will not approve. If it does not go to a vote of the people then it will get approved. But in todays world people are not voting for this no matter where you live.

[@derrickt7867]

@@RobertRatliff The Hunt family is going to what’s best for the “team” aka their pocket book so don’t be shocked if an NFL hungry state or city lures them away. Like I said, it happened to STL.

[@snowman9642]

Something makes me think, the Chiefs can fund their own upgrades.

[@michaelnichols9850]

Jackson County owns the stadium. Why would the Chiefs pay for all the upgrades? It makes no sense.

[@lzh3131]

Nothing to be known until January’25, when Missouri legislature reconvenes.

[@GRM1006]

Something makes me think you have no idea what you're talking about

[@lzh3131]

@@GRM1006 Was this directed at me? Because I could give you a slew of information. I keep up on anything that concerns property taxes in WYCO. I did my homework on the Jackson County Stadium tax ballot issues. I’ve also done extensive research on all the recent new NFL stadium builds, in other cities, and how they were financed. Both the Browns and the Titans stadiums opened in 1999, with the Titans are currently building a new stadium, estimated $2.1B, taxpayers cost $1.26B. (haven’t won a SB). The Bills stadium opened in 1973, is 51 years old, estimated @ $2.1B, $560M over estimated cost, taxpayers cost $1.4B. Arrowhead opened in 1972, making it 52 yrs. old. Stadiums are heavily financed by taxpayers. There have been 5 new stadiums built between 2020 - 2023, with estimated cost $1.97B, taxpayers funded $750M. Only 3 stadiums have been built with private money, (SoFi, MetLife, & Gillette). Stadiums do not payoff for taxpayers, they don’t produce enough income to offset the costs. I’m sure you know all this.

[@johnusher2331]

If they move it will still be in Kansas City metro area

[@user-gn1ic9ww8q]

every sun religiously i talk to ashleys furniture about some smart sets

[@michaelnichols9850]

The people in this comment section are hilarious, move them to St. Louis 😂😂😂? Kansas City sports are dying? Where do you guys come up with this? We will have a new stadium and it will be in Kansas City, the voters chose not to use a sales tax to pay for it the way it was structured. We will revote on it several times and I’m guarantee it will go through. Kansas City residence will never let the Chiefs go, it has been our pride and joy. Now the Royals that’s a different story. Even our elected officials are fans of the Chiefs, they would not let the Chiefs leave either. I think it’ll just take some time to get all the kinks worked out.

[@BIG_D_77]

if our elected officials could pay for it, they would. unfortunately the taxpayers of JACKSON county will have to pay for it.. and they said pass. And prob will say pass again no matter what. paying to make the rich richer is not a thing anymore. And now we have social media,, the word is getting out about the lies they tell. And people are not having it

[@tippedL]

The Greater Kansas City Chiefs in the new Arrowdome near the Legends in Kansas City, KS is the best option to keep the Chiefs in the region. No entertainment district has been developed in the area of Arrowhead and JC has had 50 years to consider developing the area.

[@amirulasyrafjoe]

just ask Taylor to fund it.

[@Robbie-db3tk]

Well ...I guess if push comes to shove and all else has failed....Travis can maybe tell Taylor to write the damn check.😂

[@roberthenry9319]

The dome building shown at the end is the Kansas State Capitol building in Topeka. I get it. The real plan is to move the Chiefs to Topeka. The Topeka Chiefs will rule. But if Topeka doesn't work out, how about Salina?

[@user-gn1ic9ww8q]

now easy watch u dont scratch my interior walls they have a fresh look coat of paint on them, just finished up u can stihl almost got that new car scent to it.

[@stevenselleck2339]

With what they charge for hotdogs and beer and parking . Let them pay for it

[@roberthenry9319]

Weenie sales and beer will not be quite enough.

[@user-gn1ic9ww8q]

ill be furniture shopping today

[@groberjager4746]

even though it was voted down the Chiefs ARE NOT going to move. That was a rediculous statement on your part!!!!!

[@user-gn1ic9ww8q]

i had my painters do a lead test, showstrace of lead on eterior garage

[@kevinj.8257]

Multi billion dollar owners should foot the entire bill and hard working Americans shouldn’t have to pay for it

[@shysgarage2405]

That would make perfect sense IF the Hunt Family actually owned the stadium instead of Jackson County... 🤷‍♂️

[@michaelnichols9850]

Exactly what I’ve been saying this whole time, the hunt family do not own the stadium. Jackson County owns it. Who are these idiots that keep saying billionaires need to pay for their own stadium? 90% of the time the taxpayers are footing the bill. I don’t mind help paying for it. The Chiefs have gave me over 40 years of enjoyment for FREE! I would give something back to them.

[@kaspju21]

Then Billionaires should reap all the rewards also, and not pay taxes on the investment they had to pay for. See how stupid you sound?

[@BIG_D_77]

@@shysgarage2405 they dont wanna own it.. they just wanna make the money their making off it. Jackson County should have saved some of that rent money to make upgrades

[@jaywalker8309]

I AM A KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FAN THE NUMBER OF JOBS AND BENEFITS HAS A MUCH SMALLER NUMBER THAN THE NUMBER OF TAX PAYER VOTERS MR HUNT SAYS HE CAN PUT UP 300 MILLION THEN ASK FOR DONATIONS FROM THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS CITY DO DONATION DRIVES AND SEE WHAT MONEY YOUR CAN COME UP WITH DONATION DRIVES COULD BRING IN A A LARGE SUM

[@user-gn1ic9ww8q]

yea good idea lets get culligan man here asap. hes sleeping hes not gonna make a special trip for u... oh yea wake him up,tell culligan man were thirsty asf

[@RobertRatliff]

Voters will always vote this down. Time to step up billionaires.

[@Jam-x9z]

They share the same parking lot with the MLB's Royals. Will they upgrade their stadium as well?

[@kc2dc444]

The Royals are moving to a new stadium in the center city.

[@Jam-x9z]

@@kc2dc444 dang. I grew up going to many Brewers games being from Green Bay, but there was one time I went to a Royals game while visiting

[@onefeather2]

Stop paying these players millions and millions of dollars and put some of that into a new or upgraded stadium.

[@roberthenry9319]

If an NFL team cannot afford the best players, filling that "new or upgraded stadium" will not happen.

[@user-gn1ic9ww8q]

whats scrapyard in the sky mean mom? jr its when somebody,something dies before planned. so all dogs go to heaven? not all dogs jr just good dogs

[@M3ND3Z_]

missouri*

[@michaelnichols9850]

You said Kansas City sports is dying lol move them to St. Louis? You should probably reverse that. Because nobody cares about St. Louis sports. That’s why the Rams left you guys. Plus all the crime. What NFL team wants to move to a city where the crime is the highest in the country?

[@user-gn1ic9ww8q]

hand me a pin haley, jr now remember what sarah told u, dont be writing all over yourself today.... im not i wanna draw mommy a pic for her birthday. damn tray how many birthdays u have in a yr?

[@kathylackamp7421]

Good bye! You can keep your chief. I’m not paying one damn nickel all the money they’re making and they can’t take care of their stadium. They can’t build a new stadium. Let them move. It’s a damn bank robbery so much for loyalty to the Missouri band. Tired of putting out money And going to the Chiefs game $65 to park your car. It’s ridiculous.

[@roberthenry9319]

You do not quite understand the financial benefits to a metropolitan area that a successful NFL franchise creates. The best thing you can do, Kathy, is to go ahead and keep your nickel and move on to other topics that make you happy.

[@williamdavidcraigjr7841]

😊Build a new retractable roof stadium😊

[@Mrcharles.]

No. Keep the game outside. Chiefs do better in the elements.

[@SuperCarFan-we2ug]

Move them to St. Louis. It’s clear that Kansas City sports are dying. Both Kaufman stadium and arrowhead are very old and need to be replaced, as it’s been clear so far that there is little chance of a renovation. Meanwhile St. Louis is a sports city that just lost its nfl team do to a selfish owner. Saint Louis is dying for another nfl team and has the funding to build a stadium. The blues, cardinals and chiefs being together would be great for Missouri sports. Plus, it wouldn’t be that far for current chiefs fans to still go to games, while also establishing more of a fanbase for the team.

[@ogstackadollor85]

Why when STL just lost a team

[@starship2023]

Bro have you seen STL? That's like trying to put a stadium in a nuclear test site not going to last

[@SuperCarFan-we2ug]

@@starship2023 stl is not that bad 😭

[@JHKCF]

Lambeau is really old too and no one wants to tear it down and rebuild.

[@SuperCarFan-we2ug]

@@JHKCF becuase it’s still a nice stadium and there’s no point in rebuilding… plus if they had to they may be able to get approved for renovations which is the whole reason why the chiefs may have to move as they can’t get these approvals

[@mannyg923]

CHIEFS STADIUM NEEDS A ROOF.

[@Mrcharles.]

No it doesn’t. It’s perfectly fine without one.