Stadium talks are underway for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.There’s discussion of possibly moving the royals to Overland Park at the Aspiria Campus at 119th and Nall Avenue.But many are not on board. Residents in Leawood held a community forum in opposition to the Royals’ potential move. The biggest concern from people at the forum is the lack of transparency from the Royals organization.More than 100 people were at the forum in Leawood, hearing where things stand and voicing their concerns.Many feel a stadium going up nearby would completely disrupt the way of life in so many ways: heavy traffic, safety, economic losses for businesses, and hurting access to hospitals nearby.HOA leaders from neighborhoods like Dover Estates, Hawthorne and Stoneybrook spoke on how their neighborhoods would change by the 81 home games in a season.”I think the idea of having the stadium there presents so many infrastructure issues in concerns with pollution, noise pollution, traffic, if they build a stadium, they’re going to have to get a variance because it exceeds the height requirements right there or limitations. It just doesn’t seem to make a lot of economic sense,” said Jeffrey Hurt, president of Hawthrone HOA. We reached out to the Royals, who said they’re “in the same spot we’ve been.” The team added that they are “working through multiple sites.” State senators, representatives were also at the meeting Monday night. Leawood council members Mary Larson and Sherri Gayed, who were also at the meeting, say they are also opposed by their constituents to bringing baseball near Leawood. Kansas lawmakers have given themselves until New Year’s Eve to hear a Royals stadium proposal.

Stadium talks are underway for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.

There’s discussion of possibly moving the royals to Overland Park at the Aspiria Campus at 119th and Nall Avenue.

But many are not on board.

Residents in Leawood held a community forum in opposition to the Royals’ potential move.

The biggest concern from people at the forum is the lack of transparency from the Royals organization.

More than 100 people were at the forum in Leawood, hearing where things stand and voicing their concerns.

Many feel a stadium going up nearby would completely disrupt the way of life in so many ways: heavy traffic, safety, economic losses for businesses, and hurting access to hospitals nearby.

HOA leaders from neighborhoods like Dover Estates, Hawthorne and Stoneybrook spoke on how their neighborhoods would change by the 81 home games in a season.

“I think the idea of having the stadium there presents so many infrastructure issues in concerns with pollution, noise pollution, traffic, if they build a stadium, they’re going to have to get a variance because it exceeds the height requirements right there or limitations. It just doesn’t seem to make a lot of economic sense,” said Jeffrey Hurt, president of Hawthrone HOA.

We reached out to the Royals, who said they’re “in the same spot we’ve been.” The team added that they are “working through multiple sites.”

State senators, representatives were also at the meeting Monday night.

Leawood council members Mary Larson and Sherri Gayed, who were also at the meeting, say they are also opposed by their constituents to bringing baseball near Leawood.

Kansas lawmakers have given themselves until New Year’s Eve to hear a Royals stadium proposal.