re: KC voters vote against tax extensions for stadium upgrades for Chiefs/Royals

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My coworker from Kansas City, believes that they will move to Overland Park Kansas

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frick these people and all the other peckerwoods from the surrounding counties that got to enjoy the Truman Sports Complex, but were never on the hook for the financial infrastructure.

This will age well…women and Facebook

No more Jackson County for sure: Wife of Royals owner reacts to elections on Facebook

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The wife of Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman says both the Royals and Chiefs are done negotiating with Jackson County and the community would be lucky if both teams wind up in Kansas.
Marny Sherman’s comments came Wednesday morning to posts on her Facebook page after Jackson County voters overwhelmingly defeated a sales tax referendum to help finance a new Royals ballpark in the Crossroads and renovations to Arrowhead Stadium. Wednesday morning, after Jackson County voters overwhelmingly defeated the stadium sales tax referendum to fund a new Crossroads ballpark and help maintain Arrowhead Stadium,
Marny Sherman was on her Facebook page responding to comments. "Unfortunately neither team will work with Jackson County again," she said in a comment on a public Facebook post. "They had been working behind the scenes for two years attempting to get a location approved. Which was I think Frank White’s plan all along. In any case most unfortunate for sports fans in KC. The lack of leadership has lost the city two treasured assets. I mean if you don’t support the Chiefs after 3 Super Bowl wins why would they stay?
We will be lucky if both teams wind up in Kansas. At least still in the area!” While she does not speak on behalf of either team, one key person involved in the negotiations says Marny Sherman's comments are spot on.

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