Nov 15, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs are looking for fan input on what they'd like to see in a stadium. They've hired CSL International, with offices in New York, Minneapolis and the Dallas area, to survey folks on amenities and seating options. A big focus will be whether they should build new or renovate GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. “As we continue exploring options and zeroing in on the decision that will be best for the organization and our fans in the long-term, the next step in the process is to gather stakeholder input on various aspects of the stadium experience – whether that’s as part of a renovation or a new build," Chiefs President Mark Donovan said in a statement Thursday. "Yeah," Show-Me Institute Senior Fellow Patrick Tuohey said when asked if this statement was meaningless. "I don't know what the value of this is." Chiefs K Harrison Butker on the mend after left knee surgery Tuohey, who lives in the city, was on the "vote no" side during the April sales tax election for both the Chiefs and the Royals. Even though he and others were successful in getting voters to reject that Jackson County question, he still doesn't think the Chiefs will move away from Arrowhead.  "They may move their training camp from St. Joe, Missouri across state line into Johnson County or into The Legends area," he said. "I imagine that the vast majority of ticket holders for the Chiefs do not live in Missouri. and so this would be an opportunity for the Chiefs to kind of play some sort of ball on the Kansas side." The Chiefs wouldn't comment on that, and CSL International wouldn't respond to our questions via phone call or email. The news comes out the same week Kansas Republican State Senator J.R. Claeys spoke about a site he thought the Royals had the potential of moving to, the former Sprint campus near 119th and Nall in Overland Park, Ks. "So, over the next few weeks, or maybe months, we're going to hear lots of stories like this. Maybe a legislator wants to promote a location in their district, or the teams want to try to play the two sides of state line against each another," Tuohey continued. "Ultimately, until taxpayers see a terms sheet until we know what's being asked of us, until we know what commitments the teams are going to make, all of this is just kind of meaningless." The same day Claeys commented, there was a Jackson County Legislative meeting at the downtown courthouse where Democratic Legislator Manny Abarca asked Jackson County Administrator Troy Schulte about this topic. "I want to understand the Administration's position here and what we're doing to make sure that our sports teams don't leave," Abarca said.  Schulte followed it up by saying he attended a meeting with the Chiefs the week prior. "Those conversations were very positive. We're going to keep pursuing the conversations with the Chiefs remaining at Arrowhead," Schulte said. "We have a non-disclosure agreement which prevents me from talking specifics other than to say that the tone was very cordial, very positive. I think we can work something out. We have not had to my knowledge any conversations with the Royals for several months."  Chiefs DE Malik Herring joins Kansas City Huddle CSL worked with the Las Vegas Raiders on Allegiant Stadium as a development advisor. They also worked with the Los Angeles Rams on SoFi Stadium to see what the demand would be for season tickets there. When it comes to the Chiefs, the team said CSL's work will begin in the coming weeks with direct emails to potential focus groups, "with a representative mix of demographic characteristics being accounted for." 
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