The Kansas City Chiefs are departing Kansas City, Missouri, for Kansas City, Kansas, and the future home of the Kansas City Royals has been in limbo for more than a year.Those facts leave many to wonder what’s in store for the future of the Truman Sports Complex, the home of Kauffman and Arrowhead stadiums.Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota held a news conference Thursday morning to discuss a “significant announcement” for the future of the large tract of land. “Today, I want to take a step forward,” LeVota said in the press conference. “Today I’m announcing the creation of a sports complex redevelopment task force.”That task force is expected to be made up of between 10 and 15 business leaders, developers and community stakeholders to discuss what can be done with the soon-to-be-vacated complex.That task force will convene on April 15 and will have 90 days to look over past proposals and new ideas for the nearly 400 acres of land. From there, the county will bring in consultants to look at what the tract is capable of hosting. In addition, this process will include plans for redevelopment for the Leeds area of Kansas City, the neighborhood directly surrounding the site, which Mayor Quinton Lucas has targeted as long-neglected. “This is one of the most important conversations we’re going to have as a region for decades,” LeVota said. “The site is more than just stadiums. It’s a generational issue and a generational asset.”LeVota said the future of the current stadium site will have echoes throughout the region for the future. “The easy process is to just sign up a data center, make the county a bunch of money, and call it a day. But I want Jackson County to think bigger. I want that area to be a vibrant, economically-driven space that contributes to the financial engine of the region and for the benefit of Jackson County residents for years to come.”The Royals and the Chiefs are committed to the area through 2031, after which the Chiefs will jump the state line to Wyandotte County, Kansas.The Royals, despite years of attempts, have yet to announce a future home. They have only said that they will not be playing baseball at Kauffman Stadium after 2031.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

The Kansas City Chiefs are departing Kansas City, Missouri, for Kansas City, Kansas, and the future home of the Kansas City Royals has been in limbo for more than a year.

Those facts leave many to wonder what’s in store for the future of the Truman Sports Complex, the home of Kauffman and Arrowhead stadiums.

Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota held a news conference Thursday morning to discuss a “significant announcement” for the future of the large tract of land.

“Today, I want to take a step forward,” LeVota said in the press conference. “Today I’m announcing the creation of a sports complex redevelopment task force.”

That task force is expected to be made up of between 10 and 15 business leaders, developers and community stakeholders to discuss what can be done with the soon-to-be-vacated complex.

That task force will convene on April 15 and will have 90 days to look over past proposals and new ideas for the nearly 400 acres of land.

From there, the county will bring in consultants to look at what the tract is capable of hosting.

In addition, this process will include plans for redevelopment for the Leeds area of Kansas City, the neighborhood directly surrounding the site, which Mayor Quinton Lucas has targeted as long-neglected.

“This is one of the most important conversations we’re going to have as a region for decades,” LeVota said. “The site is more than just stadiums. It’s a generational issue and a generational asset.”

LeVota said the future of the current stadium site will have echoes throughout the region for the future.

“The easy process is to just sign up a data center, make the county a bunch of money, and call it a day. But I want Jackson County to think bigger. I want that area to be a vibrant, economically-driven space that contributes to the financial engine of the region and for the benefit of Jackson County residents for years to come.”

The Royals and the Chiefs are committed to the area through 2031, after which the Chiefs will jump the state line to Wyandotte County, Kansas.

The Royals, despite years of attempts, have yet to announce a future home. They have only said that they will not be playing baseball at Kauffman Stadium after 2031.