Jackson County Director Jim Rowland Threatens 'Questionable' Future If Tax Doesn't Win

Recent statement from the sports complex honcho didn't garner much publicity but we think the warning should garner notice. 

To wit . . .

JACKSON COUNTY REPEATS THREATS ABOUT PRO-SPORTS DEPARTURE IF DOWNTOWN STADIUM TAXES AREN'T APPROVED BY VOTERS!!!

It's a heavy-handed tactic but MR. ROWLAND IS VERY TALL and it seems like he's playing the heavy as many leader at the courthouse are growing weary of rising grassroots opposition.

Here's the word . . .

If Jackson County voters reject the sales tax extension, "both teams will be questionable as to if they remain in Kansas City and in Jackson County,"  Jim Rowland, executive director of the Jackson County Sports Authority Complex, said . . .  Neither team has signed a lease agreement, and Rowland said there's shared blame for the delays in the project.

"There were elected officials involved that were — I won't say obstructing — but certainly, you know, using delay tactics," Rowland said. "And certainly the teams bear some responsibility."

Rowland said he expects new leases won't be drastically different from the current leases and should be completed by the end of next week.

The teams are also still negotiating a community benefits agreement.

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

Chiefs and Royals future in Jackson County 'questionable' if tax doesn't pass, key official says

The Kansas City Chiefs and Royals have announced their desired stadium plans, but questions still remain. Jim Rowland, the executive director of the Jackson County Sport Complex Authority, said the teams are in a "dicey situation" without passage of a 40-year, 3/8th-cent sales tax.