MAYOR SLY JAMES AND THE GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JUST ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BUILD A DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY BASEBALL STADIUM!!!

Mayor Sly James said the plan for a new baseball stadium in Downtown Kansas City is more than a celebration of new development but a sign of Kansas City's ongoing resurgence as an international city. “This is the first step of what I believe will be a truly historic transformation of the entire city,” James said. “Building owners and developers have completed, started or announced more than $1.6 billion in construction in the KC Streetcar district since the route was announced three years ago. I’m confident the entire city will find new momentum as the KC Streetcar AND THIS NEW BASEBALL STADIUM energizes the heart of our community.”

THE NEW KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN BASEBALL STADIUM WILL NOT REQUIRE TAX BREAKS OR TIFS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT!!!

"Just like the earnings tax, I'm excited to support Kansas City's revitalization efforts. What's great about KC is that the local government works really hard to strike a responsible balance between the funding of infrastructure and neighborhood services along with high-profile projects like this upcoming stadium that will attract tourists like me!"

"All of us see this as a missing piece in the Kansas City convention business but in so many other ways,” KC developer Hans Gruber said. "It's an anchor for the entertainment district, it’s an anchor for the arts district, for Kauffman center, and allows us to market ourselves to tourists which otherwise would pass us by."

Longtime supporters of the ongoing Downtown Kansas City Renaissance have cause for celebration today after a monumental announcement from Mayor Sly James about a new construction project.To wit . . .Here's word from the press conference that just concluded moments ago . . .The news just keeps getting better . . .Instead, with such a large influx of Royals fans from Johnson County, there is support from a bi-state cooperative effort that will seek a corporate opt-in levy from businesses that recently relocated away from KCMO and into Kansas.About the voluntary tax and the new stadium, a Royals fan said:A Kansas City developer added:Construction on the new Downtown Kansas City Stadium is slated to start later this year with additional traffic notes and guidance for restaurants and other businesses in and around the loop that might expect some minor delays and inconveniences.Developing . . .