4A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2006
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Down, but not out; rolling roof still an option
BY DAVE SKRETTA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Officials favoring a rolling roof concept in Kansas City said Wednesday the plan could still be on track.
Moments after Jackson County voters decided to support a sales tax that will raise $425 million to overhaul Kauffman and Arrowhead stadiums - and narrowly defeated a tax to raise money for a proposed roof.
Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt and Royals owner David Glass have both expressed interest in revisiting the $200 million rolling roof plan, which led to assurances of the 2015 Super Bowl and the potential to host NCAA basketball championships if it were passed. But it failed, winning just 49 percent of the vote.
About $170 million of the project would have been funded by a user tax mainly affecting Jackson County businesses, with the remainder kicked in by the Chiefs.
Bob White of HOK, the design firm that developed many of the conceptual drawings, said officials didn't expect voters to approve the renovation without saying yes to the rolling roof.
While White said plans could move forward for now, the decision to add a roof must happen soon. Officials hope construction will begin after the 2006 football season, which makes August a likely time for another ballot measure.
That means a final proposal must be drawn up by the end of May, Jackson County Executive Kathryn Shields said.
Shields said voting on the two measures simultaneously - with passage of the rolling roof contingent upon passing the 3/8-cent sales tax - may have confused voters.
She also said regardless of
whether the current plan goes forward with improved publicity or a new financing plan, discussions with taxpayers and both franchises will happen soon.
Organizers from Portland, Ore., to Charlotte, N.C., who are trying to lure a major league baseball franchise were keenly aware of Kansas City's vote.
Dave Hallerud of Grain Valley, Mo., voted yes for both measures, and as he sat down along the right field line at Kauffman Stadium during the Royals' game against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, he pointed to the facility's cracked pavement and deteriorating state.
"They needed to do something to keep the teams here," he said. "And the roof, they'll probably try again. Lamar wants a Super Bowl pretty bad. Maybe the owners will pony up some more money."
Charlie Biedl) / AP PHOTO
Brian Clevenger holds up a sign in reaction to Tuesday's vote to renovate the Truman Sports Complex while attending the Kansas City Royals game against Detroit Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Jackson County voters approved a 3/8-cent sales tax to extensively refurbish and renovate Kauffman and Arrowhead stadiums.
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