Mayor Q Offers Kansas City Royals ONE BILLION DOLLARS To Stay

Hint . . . This is ALSO a developer garbage report . . . HOWEVER, the number we're talking about now to keep the home team is serious money that MIGHT even pay for a decent pitcher . . . I

n the meantime, here's talk of local cash so much local speculation, chatter, posturing and political threats . . . Check-it:

Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas said Tuesday the city has offered more than $1 billion to the Royals to help the team build a new downtown stadium or renovate Kauffman Stadium.

“We do have, I think, a very robust offer that combines state and local incentives,” Lucas said. “It’s my view that gets you to a $1.2 to $1.4 billion range with no tax increase. It doesn’t calculate or include the current Jackson County sales tax.”

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Kansas City makes offer to Royals for potential stadium project

Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas said Tuesday the city offered the Royals a deal using public dollars to help finance a new stadium project.