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KC Sets Its Sights on This Downtown Stadium Location, Will Unveil Funding Framework
The plan would commit up to $600 million in city bonding for a $1.9 billion stadium district and keep the Royals in Kansas City for 30 years.
- On Thursday, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas introduced an ordinance creating a $1.9 billion "Downtown Baseball District" at Washington Square Park to retain the Kansas City Royals.
- The search follows a failed 2024 sales-tax vote and the team's lease expiration in 2031, with Royals owner John Sherman exploring sites in North Kansas City and across state lines.
- Under the ordinance, Kansas City would commit up to $600 million through bonding, while the project promises more than 300 days annually of tourist activity, conferences, and special events.
- Next Tuesday, the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee will review the ordinance, and the Royals released a statement saying they "appreciate the work of our City" leadership.
- With a 2031 opening target, the team must break ground by September 2027; Sherman stated in an April interview that a final decision is coming "sooner rather than later.
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Kansas City Council announces stadium ordinance aiming to keep Royals in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Mayor Quinton Lucas and Kansas City Council members announced an ordinance on Thursday that aims to keep the Royals inside Missouri borders. The new ordinance, would authorize the city manager to enter into a development agreement for the design, construction and operation of a new "Downtown Baseball District" in Kansas City.
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