Jackson County votes to put Chiefs only sales tax question on November ballot

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County voters moved a step closer to seeing a Chiefs only sale tax on the November ballot . But the question voters see on the ballot would be different than the proposal that lost in April.

Unlike the last vote with a deal in place and commitments from the Royals and Chiefs to stay if voters approved the tax, now they are admitting this is little more of a Hail Mary, but say as they try to compete with Kansas and the state’s star bonds package they are doing everything they can to try to stay competitive.

In the latest plan, the Chiefs would have their own tax. For both teams it was 3/8 cent sales tax. Now it would be a quarter percent, so slightly less.

This goes for 20 years, instead of 40. But there was discussion by those voting no, saying neither the Chiefs nor Jackson County’s Sports Authority are in favor of this.

Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca, who introduced the amendment says he believes the Chiefs want to renovate Arrowhead, not build a new stadium and this would pay for that.

They want to get this on the November ballot, with a vote planned for that next week, but that deadline is quickly approaching and Jackson County Executive Frank White does have 10 days to veto the sales tax changes.

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