The people of Jackson County have spoken: with a 58%-42% result, voters have rejected the stadium sales tax plan pitched in a joint effort by the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals.
“The people of Kansas City and Jackson County love the Chiefs and the Royals. Today, they rejected plans and processes they found inadequate,” wrote Mayor Quinton Lucas, via his official X account. ”Over the months ahead, I look forward to working with the Chiefs and Royals to build a stronger, more open, and collaborative process that will ensure the teams, their events and investments remain in Kansas City for generations to come.