@Bambam8109 @TylerWatson01 @fox4kc@royalsreview It is different. You’re right. Unfortunately women’s sports don’t have the same audience base as established men’s sports yet so we have to look at this in comparable terms. KC Current privately financed their project with a 5.5mil tax credit (~4.7% of total project)
@lindsaytimbrook @TylerWatson01 @fox4kc@royalsreview It’s actually very common for business owners to lease a space and still pay for necessary upgrades to the space for the sake of their business.
@fox4kc But, with inflation-adjusted pricing, a 2024-estimated revenue would be $48.8 million, which at that same rate, would reach the requested $1b in just over 20 years, about half of the actual impacted length of a yes vote, which would end the tax in 2064.
@fox4kc 2018 actual sales tax revenue attributed to the sports complex sales tax debt service fund was $39.5 million. At that rate, the requested $1b would take almost 26 years. A yes vote codifies the tax for 40 years.
@fox4kc A historic near-downtown women’s stadium was privately financed with only a $5.5million tax credit offered by the state of MO (~4.7% of the total costs). Note tax credits are different than sales tax payouts
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