Kansas City Chiefs Chiefs already under permit to move Arrowhead Stadium outside Missouri

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The Kansas City Chiefs have already secured the financial backing they need to proceed with their stadium move.

The proposal to renovate and improve Arrowhead Stadium was rejected due to the need to raise taxes for Jackson County residents. With more than 60% disapproval in the vote on the project, the franchise began to consider other options.

Soon after, Kansas showed interest in hosting both the Kansas City Chiefs and the MLB Royals baseball team.

The government decisions that have been taken displease Misorrouri’s lawmakers

Last week, new advances were put on the table.

Kansas had shown interest in subsidising the transition of the teams to its territory, pledging to cover 70% of the costs of building a new stadium and training facilities for the Chiefs and Royals.

Last Tuesday, the state legislature approved a measure authorising the purchase of public bonds to finance the construction of new stadiums and training centres for the two franchises.

The Kansas City metropolitan area stretches between the states of Missouri and Kansas and has more than 2.3 million inhabitants.

A majority of the Republican Party supported the plan. The proposal was approved 84-38 in the Kansas City Council and 27-8 in the Senate.

With that in mind, on Friday Governor Laura Kelly signed legislation allowing both the Chiefs and Royals to make Kansas their new home.

Missouri is still negotiating

After the announcement, the Missouri authorities indicated that they are in the early stages of discussions about the possibility of building new stadiums.

According to them, the construction of a new stadium would take approximately three years. The lease on the current complex doesn’t expire until January 2031.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas made it clear that the game isn’t over until it’s over: “We remain in the first quarter of the Kansas City stadium discussion.”

Kelly’s new bill goes into effect on 1 July, allowing Kansas to issue bonds to cover 70% of the cost of each new stadium.

The state plans to pay off these bonds over 30 years using money from sports betting, state lottery ticket sales and new taxes on sales and alcohol in the area of the possible new venues.

In other words, as of 2nd July, both franchises will have a period of one year to decide whether to relocate to Kansas.

The 2024 season could potentially be the Chiefs’ last in Missouri.