As the Chicago Bears and White Sox look for opportunities to obtain public funds for new stadiums, a high-profile project in Kansas City was rejected by voters…
Former IL Gov. Pat Quinn proposes referendum to let voters decide if taxpayer subsidies should go toward building new stadiums or real estate developmentsAs the Chicago Bears and White Sox look for opportunities to obtain public funds for new stadiums, a high-profile project in Kansas City was rejected by voters on Tuesday.
The Royals had pledged at least $1 billion from ownership for the project, and would have used revenues to fund a new $2 billion ballpark district. The plans have been met with some skepticism by public officials at the city and state levels, and some leaders are even pushing ideas to give taxpayers additional input into the decision.Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn filed an ordinance at the City Clerk's office in March to ask the City Council to put a referendum on the November ballot allowing voters to decide if their tax dollars will go toward stadium construction projects.
While both teams are pursuing some measure of public financing for new stadiums, their current homes have not been fully paid off, according to NBC 5 Investigates. As the Chicago Bears and White Sox both look for public funding for new stadium developments, newly obtained internal emails show that Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office pushed to publicly present a united front with the Sox after meeting with owner Jerry Reinsdorf in early January, NBC Chicago's Mary Ann Ahern reports.
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