Newsflash: Kansas City Royals Demand Quick Cash For Downtown Stadium

Today a newspaper editorial isn't exactly groundbreaking BUT does offer the closet thing we've seen to a time table.

To wit . . .

KANSAS CITY ROYALS WORK TO RAILROAD TAXPAYER INTO BILLIONS WORTH OF SUBSIDY THIS YEAR!!!

The upshot . . . A low-turnout Mayoral & Council election will seal this deal. 

Check-it . . .

The Kansas City Royals have said they’re interested in a vote as early as August this year on a downtown stadium and surrounding entertainment district. The team says the cost would be about $2 billion.

As we’ve repeatedly said, there is much we don’t know about the plan. We don’t know, as the new year starts, what the public will be asked to contribute to the stadium, if anything at all. The team has hinted at seeking extension of an existing 3/8th-cent sales tax in Jackson County, but that isn’t officially on the table.

We do know this: The team, and whatever city or county may be involved in the project, can’t wait until August to finalize the plan. The deadline for submitting a measure for the August ballot in Missouri is May 30. That’s about 150 days away.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Royals want to move fast on a downtown stadium. Here's what Kansas City voters need | Opinion

OPINION AND COMMENTARY The beginning of a new year will accelerate discussions of public support for one, and perhaps two, new sports stadiums in the region. Voters will want to pay close attention to those debates, starting now.