Kansas City, Kansas has some of the lowest income citizens in the state, imposing new and higher sales tax on them will harm them and divide communities.

Again, the Professional Sports Franchise STAR Bond Legislation DOES NOT impose ANY new OR higher sales taxes on Kansans.            

Under the bill, sales taxes will not be captured unless communities through their locally elected officials opt in to pledge the future revenue generated by the economic development and use of the stadium under existing sales taxes.

Locally elected officials of affected cities and counties are best positioned to make these decisions for their communities and should not be prohibited from participating in an opportunity for perhaps the largest economic development project in our state’s history.