Kansas City Royals no longer considering Aspiria Campus stadium at 119th, Nall <\/a><\/p>\n\u201cI just don\u2019t like feeling like we\u2019ve been used, right?\u201d Commissioner Jason Withington said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI feel like\u00a0this whole time that Clay County has been used as leverage, right?\u201d<\/p>\n
The Royals showed off what a ballpark in North Kansas City could look like back in August of 2023. At that time, it was one of two finalists to be the Royals\u2019 new home. Then, in February of 2024, the team announced they wanted to move to a location downtown that wasn\u2019t one of their finalists the previous summer. The vote that was attached to a Chiefs\u2019 renovation at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium failed by 16% then.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, the commission gave the team a Jan. 8 deadline to accept or deny the proposal, affording the county enough time to finalize the plans and place the proposal on the April ballot. However, the team did not accept within the timeframe.<\/p>\n
As a result, the Clay County Commission said the stadium proposal will not be placed on the April ballot for public vote.<\/p>\n
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\u201cClay County residents can be confident that their Commission will always negotiate with their best interests as the top priority,\u201d the commission said, adding that it will not take part in bidding competitions with other jurisdictions.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur focus remains on achieving fair, responsible, and mutually beneficial agreements for our residents and for any businesses seeking to invest in Clay County.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they wanted to, they would be here,\u201d Withington said about the North Kansas City site.<\/p>\n
He believes his colleagues have negotiated in good faith over the last three years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe as the county have met every single deadline the Royals have put before us over 36 months,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIf they wanted to be here, they would be here.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Royals wouldn\u2019t comment on Wednesday. FOX4 interviewed another person that day.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything\u2019s open because nothing\u2019s happened yet,\u201d Chappell\u2019s Restaurant and Sports Museum Founder Jim Chappell said in an interview on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Chappell, a Clay County resident, is actually still optimistic that the Royals could build in the city where the restaurant he founded is in.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is not their first choice, but I think it can come here because they can\u2019t go anywhere else,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u2019s that?\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u2019s still no word on where the Royals will be playing their home games in 2031.<\/p>\n
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FOX4 is continuing follow developments with this story, and will update<\/p>\n
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