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05-26-2006, 06:53 AM
Chiefs withdraw Super Bowl bid
Lack of rolling roof key factor in KC's decision
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday withdrew their request for Arrowhead Stadium to host the 2015 Super Bowl, after yet another setback in plans for a rolling roof at the Truman Sports Complex.
In a statement, Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt said Arrowhead Stadium renovations would move forward without a roof to make it and the adjacent Kauffman Stadium climate-controlled, a condition for hosting the NFL's championship game.
"We tried our very best," Hunt said, "but found that the combination of a lack of consensus from the various political interests, the business community and the Royals, as well as the need for promptness on the beginning of construction at Arrowhead would not permit us to pursue the rolling roof at this time."
The latest push to to bring a rolling roof to the sports complex ended Monday, when county officials withdrew a resolution to put the project on the Aug. 8 ballot.
Legislator Dennis Waits cited unfavorable poll numbers and pressure from businesses that would have felt the burden of a use tax as reasons not to put the issue on the August ballot.
Last month, voters approved a 3/8-cent sales tax to extensively refurbish Arrowhead and Kauffman and keep the Chiefs and Royals in the city for another 25 years. But voters rejected a separate measure that would have raised about $200 million to build the rolling roof, which would have been used for both stadiums.
Hunt said renovations at Arrowhead would be designed to accommodate a roof in case Jackson County leaders eventually decide to add one. He urged the Royals to do the same at Kauffman.
KC departing for camp on July 27
The Kansas City Chiefs will depart for the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, their training camp home for the past 16 years, on July 27, team officials said Thursday.
The Chiefs will begin practice July 28 and open their preseason schedule at the Houston Texans Aug. 12. Five days later, the Chiefs travel to New York for a game against the Giants, before breaking camp Aug. 18.
Kansas City continues its preseason schedule against cross-state rival St. Louis Rams on Aug. 26 at Arrowhead Stadium, a team the Chiefs will see again Nov. 5 in St. Louis. The Chiefs conclude the preseason slate against the New Orleans Saints Aug. 31.
Kansas City, which finished 10-6 last season and was the only 10-win team not to reach the playoffs, opens its regular season against the Cincinnati Bengals Sept. 10 at Arrowhead Stadium.
http://cjonline.com/stories/052606/chi_superbowl.shtml
Lack of rolling roof key factor in KC's decision
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday withdrew their request for Arrowhead Stadium to host the 2015 Super Bowl, after yet another setback in plans for a rolling roof at the Truman Sports Complex.
In a statement, Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt said Arrowhead Stadium renovations would move forward without a roof to make it and the adjacent Kauffman Stadium climate-controlled, a condition for hosting the NFL's championship game.
"We tried our very best," Hunt said, "but found that the combination of a lack of consensus from the various political interests, the business community and the Royals, as well as the need for promptness on the beginning of construction at Arrowhead would not permit us to pursue the rolling roof at this time."
The latest push to to bring a rolling roof to the sports complex ended Monday, when county officials withdrew a resolution to put the project on the Aug. 8 ballot.
Legislator Dennis Waits cited unfavorable poll numbers and pressure from businesses that would have felt the burden of a use tax as reasons not to put the issue on the August ballot.
Last month, voters approved a 3/8-cent sales tax to extensively refurbish Arrowhead and Kauffman and keep the Chiefs and Royals in the city for another 25 years. But voters rejected a separate measure that would have raised about $200 million to build the rolling roof, which would have been used for both stadiums.
Hunt said renovations at Arrowhead would be designed to accommodate a roof in case Jackson County leaders eventually decide to add one. He urged the Royals to do the same at Kauffman.
KC departing for camp on July 27
The Kansas City Chiefs will depart for the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, their training camp home for the past 16 years, on July 27, team officials said Thursday.
The Chiefs will begin practice July 28 and open their preseason schedule at the Houston Texans Aug. 12. Five days later, the Chiefs travel to New York for a game against the Giants, before breaking camp Aug. 18.
Kansas City continues its preseason schedule against cross-state rival St. Louis Rams on Aug. 26 at Arrowhead Stadium, a team the Chiefs will see again Nov. 5 in St. Louis. The Chiefs conclude the preseason slate against the New Orleans Saints Aug. 31.
Kansas City, which finished 10-6 last season and was the only 10-win team not to reach the playoffs, opens its regular season against the Cincinnati Bengals Sept. 10 at Arrowhead Stadium.
http://cjonline.com/stories/052606/chi_superbowl.shtml