The proposed STAR bond incentive district for the Kansas City Chiefs’ new stadium and team headquarters, announced late last year by Kansas and team officials, covers the bulk of Wyandotte County and a large swath of Johnson County. But Shawnee, one of the Johnson County cities included in the still-unfinalized district’s boundaries, wants to exempt some areas within its city limits, perhaps for a potential STAR bond district of its own. In December, the Chiefs announced plans to build a new $3 billion domed stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, along with a new training facility and headquarters in Olathe, supported by Kansas Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) bonds. While Shawnee had “limited conversations” with the Chiefs about the team moving there, they discovered they didn’t make the cut. Instead, the city was included in the Kansas Department of Commerce’s draft for its Chiefs STAR bond district, which also includes most of Olathe and Lenexa, as well as nearly all of Wyandotte County. Still, there appears to be room for negotiation.
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