Jackson County legislator envisions no vote for Chiefs, Royals this year
At the same time that's taking place, FOX4 is getting county reaction to the chances either team goes back to the voters of Jackson County.
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Our biggest question for Democratic Legislative Chairman DaRon McGee was whether he believes the Chiefs are willing to go to a vote of the people in November of this year.
'What I can tell you since I am chairman, I do not envision a vote for the Chiefs or Royals this year,' McGee said.
FOX4 asked McGee why doesn't think a vote will happen this year. His response:
'My position is that, it's not about when the vote is, it's that the work has been put in with the community, that feedback from the community is heard and what they're going to do, how things are going to go, how money is going to be spent,' he responded. 'What is their plan and that this plan is not rushed, so if there is to be a vote, whether it's Chiefs only, Royals only, I don't envision a vote until next year.'
McGee said the teams could go in April of 2026, the primaries in August or the mid-term elections in November of that year. Meanwhile, one of the opponents to the April 2024 election spoke to us as well.
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'If the Chiefs go back to the voters of Kansas City with a lease agreement, details of what their request is and what it's for, and go through the proper process, I believe that that would be successful at the Truman Sports Complex,' Chairwoman of the Committee Against New Royals Stadium Taxes Becky Nace said in an interview with FOX4 Monday.
'I personally would not be opposed to supporting a Chiefs request for renovations, reasonable renovations over a reasonable timeframe staying at the Truman Sports Complex.'
The Chiefs and Royals wouldn't comment on Nace or McGee's remarks Monday. On June 3, Chiefs' lobbyist Rich AuBuchon said the team was looking at a renovation still if they were going to stay in the Show-Me State.
That same day, the Royals' lobbyist, Jewell Patek, said the Royals were looking at a new stadium either in Jackson or Clay County if they were going to stay in Missouri.
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