Kansas City Conjured a Royals Deal without Voter Approval. That Comes at a Price

Kansas City conjured a Royals deal without voter approval. That comes at a price

Missouri Workers Power has fought with Kansas City Hall to get a question on the ballot asking voters for permission to subsidize the new Royals stadium. However, city leaders believe that the petition cannot intervene once the agreements with the Royals have been executed (Vaughn Wheat/The Beacon).The Kansas City Council has voted to provide a $600 million subsidy for a new Royals ballpark at Crown Center without key details about how to pay fo…

Royals mega-TIF could see Missouri taxpayers covering John Sherman’s entire $1.9B stadium tab

Also on Friday, the Kansas City TIF Commission issued its Downtown Stadium TIF Plan, spelling out in a bit more detail — though still far from complete detail — what public money will be going to a new Royals stadium if and when it gets final approval following the city council’s yes vote on Thursday. Having to dig through two separate financial documents in one day seems like it should be an OSHA violation; fortunately, veteran K.C. journalist …

Kansas City Councilman Crispin Defends Royals New Stadium Deal

Like it or not, a reality check for the plebs . . .The unions are behind this one but they've grown too lazy to defend themselves in public. The Heavies and all their cash are on board as well.  Most of the KCMO civic elite and all of the downtown lawyers are also supporting the new stadium.    And so . . .Councilman Crispin is on the winning side and making his case despite activist and FB group opposition. Here's what he had to say . . .   Rea…