Kansas City’s Deal with State Alters Chiefs Development Area, Gives Mayor a Seat on Sports Authority

Kansas City’s deal with state alters Chiefs development area, gives mayor a seat on sports authority

TOPEKA — Details of an agreement to end a lawsuit affecting the Kansas City Chiefs stadium development were revealed Monday.   The agreement between the Unified Government of Wyandotte and Kansas City and the state of Kansas outlines boundaries of the STAR bond district, determines the local sales tax pledge area and allows for the appointment […]

UG reaches agreement with state of Kansas to move forward with Chiefs stadium's STAR Bond district

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, and the state of Kansas have reached an agreement over the proposed STAR Bond district for the new Chiefs stadium.

UG, Chiefs, State Resolve Legal Issues in Stadium Project

Governor Laura Kelly and Mayor Christal E. Watson today jointly announced that a cooperative agreement has been reached with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City and the State regarding the Chiefs’ move to Kansas.

Chiefs Agreement Secures Local Seats, Expands Tax Pledge

Wyandotte County commissioners voted unanimously Nov. 5 to advance a negotiated settlement with Kansas over the Chiefs stadium project. In two 10–0 votes, commissioners repealed an ordinance intended to exempt the Unified Government from portions of the state sports-authority law and amended the local tax pledge supporting the stadium. The actions advance several priorities commissioners sought in negotiations: local representation on bodies ove…

Wyandotte County gives tax money to Chiefs stadium in exchange for a vote on sports authority

The latest agreement fully settles a lawsuit the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, filed in October, alleging Kansas overstepped its authority in negotiating for the new Chiefs stadium.

Wyandotte County tithes taxes from even more land to pay off Chiefs stadium debt

Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, which share a government, took action on Thursday to do a bunch of things regarding the ongoing Kansas City Chiefs stadium deal, including giving Mayor Christal Watson a seat on the state sports authority that will help direct community benefits spending, and there was something else, what was it? Yes, […]