Constructing the way forward for KC, Royals, Chiefs

The Kansas City Royals are on the transfer from the Truman Sports activities Complicated into downtown, however there are nonetheless lots of questions surrounding the place a brand new stadium shall be situated and who shall be answerable for footing the invoice.

CityScene KC founder Kevin Collison joins FOX4’s John Holt and Dave Helling of the Kansas Metropolis Star on this episode of 4Star Politics along with his insights.

The announcement got here within the type of a letter from Royals Chairman and CEO John Sherman. Whereas there are a lot of unknowns, the letter did point out one element. The brand new stadium will probably value round $2 billion to construct.

“What he stated just about verified what he’d been hinting at nearly since he took over possession. He got here from Cleveland which has a downtown ballpark. He wasn’t like David Glass in that he wanted anybody to influence him to go downtown. He simply wanted to place collectively a deal that he thinks is likely to be politically savvy, or sellable,” Collison stated. “What we do know is that he’s speaking about one thing way more than a ballpark.”

Then from downtown to the suburbs and the booming ‘burb of Lenexa. Outgoing Lenexa Chamber of Commerce President Blake Schreck joins the episode to debate what he’s seen on the subject of the way forward for suburban versus city improvement, and what it may imply for the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Chiefs have stated they’re wanting throughout the metro, together with on the Kansas facet, on the subject of the longer term. It’s one thing Schreck says leaders ought to take critically.

“I believe they’ve been critical for many years in ensuring that they’ve completed all of the recognizance and due diligence they should discover websites everywhere in the area. They’ve centered on some websites in Kansas, they’re conscious of all of their choices, and so they’re driving that and when the time comes, they’re going to drive the placement determination,” Schreck stated.

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