'No more Jackson County for sure': Wife of Royals owner reacts to election results
A spokesman for the Royals says team leaders are taking time to evaluate their options, and decisions still need to be made. The wife of Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman, Marny Sherman, has stated that the Royals and Chiefs are no longer negotiating with Jackson County, and the community would be lucky if both teams ended up in Kansas. These comments were made in response to messages on her Facebook page. Jackson County voters overwhelmingly defeated a stadium sales tax referendum to fund a new Crossroads ballpark and maintenance of Arrowhead Stadium. While not directly speaking on behalf of either team, Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca believes these comments are spot on. Acting Unified Government of Wyandotte County Mayor/CEO Tom Burroughs believes Missouri leaders will do everything possible to keep the teams in their state. A spokesman for the Royals said there's nothing new to announce about the Chiefs and Royals.
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BUT IT’S NOT KNOWN WHEN NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED. THE WIFE OF ROYALS OWNER JOHN SHERMAN SAYS THE ROYALS AND CHIEFS ARE DONE NEGOTIATING WITH JACKSON COUNTY, AND THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE LUCKY IF BOTH TEAMS END UP IN KANSAS. KMBC NINE S ANDY ALCOCK JOINS US LIVE FROM THE TRUMAN SPORTS COMPLEX WITH REACTION TO MARNIE SHERMAN’S COMMENTS. ANDY. YEAH, LAURA AND CHRIS, MRS. SHERMAN RESPONDED TO A COUPLE OF POSTS ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE, AND WHILE SHE CERTAINLY DOES NOT SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE ROYALS OR CHIEFS, ONE KEY PERSON WHO WOULD KNOW SAYS MARNIE SHERMAN’S COMMENTS ARE SPOT ON. WHEN SUNDAY MORNING AFTER JACKSON COUNTY VOTERS OVER SEEMINGLY DEFEATED THE SALES TAX REFERENCE TO FUND A NEW CROSSROADS BALLPARK AND RENOVATIONS TO ARROWHEAD, MARNIE SHERMAN, WIFE OF ROYALS OWNER JOHN SHERMAN, WAS ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE RESPONDING TO COMMENTS IN ONE COMMENT, SHE SAID UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER TEAM FOR ACTING KCK MAYOR TOM BURROWS BELIEVES MISSOURI LEADERS WILL DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO KEEP THE TEAMS IN THEIR STATE. I THINK IT’S A LITTLE TOO EARLY RIGHT NOW TO JUMP OUT AND SAY, OH, THE CHIEFS ARE LEAVING. THE ROYALS ARE LEAVING. THEY’RE COMING TO KANSAS. BUT ABARCA SAYS FOR JACKSON COUNTY, IT’S A BIG SWING AND A MISS. I DON’T KNOW WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO. FIVE AND ABARCA ALSO SAYS IT’S ENTIRELY POSSIBLE. SEVERAL YEARS FROM NOW, BOTH THE K AND ND ARROWHEAD COULD BE EMPTY WITH NO TEAMS LEFT TO PAY FOR THEM. REPORTING LIVE OUTSIDE THE K WHERE THE ROYALS ARE HOSTING THE WHITE SOX TONIGHT. ANDY ALCOCK KMBC NINE NEWS. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING. HEY, ANDY, REA
'No more Jackson County for sure': Wife of Royals owner reacts to election results The wife of Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman says the Royals and Chiefs are done negotiating with Jackson County, and the community would be lucky if both teams end up in Kansas. Sherman made those comments in response to messages on her Facebook page. Wednesday morning, after Jackson County voters overwhelmingly defeated the stadium sales tax referendum to fund a new Crossroads ballpark and help maintain Arrowhead Stadium, Marny Sherman was on her Facebook page responding to comments."Unfortunately, neither team will work with Jackson County again," she said in one comment. "No more Jackson County for sure," she wrote in another comment. While she does not speak on behalf of either team, one key person involved in the negotiations says Marny Sherman's comments are spot on.Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca was front and center during the negotiations. He said both teams made it clear this vote was a one-and-done opportunity. He said the Chiefs going to Kansas is a genuine possibility. Acting Unified Government of Wyandotte County Mayor/CEO Tom Burroughs believes Missouri leaders will do everything possible to keep the teams in their state."I think it's a little too early right now to jump out and say, 'Oh, the Chiefs are leaving, the Royals are leaving, or coming to Kansas,'" Burroughs said.But Abarca says for Jackson County, it's a big swing and a miss. "I don't know what else we can do," he said. "Going back to the drawing board, there is no board to draw on. There's no markers."Abarca says leaders of the Chiefs and Kansas Legislature have already met. "I think the reality of the Chiefs going to Kansas is very real," he said.A spokesman for the Royals says team leaders are taking time to evaluate their options, and decisions still need to be made. A spokesman for Missouri Governor Mike Parson said there's nothing new to announce about the Chiefs and Royals at this time. The wife of Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman says the Royals and Chiefs are done negotiating with Jackson County, and the community would be lucky if both teams end up in Kansas. Sherman made those comments in response to messages on her Facebook page. Wednesday morning, after Jackson County voters overwhelmingly defeated the stadium sales tax referendum to fund a new Crossroads ballpark and help maintain Arrowhead Stadium, Marny Sherman was on her Facebook page responding to comments. "Unfortunately, neither team will work with Jackson County again," she said in one comment. "No more Jackson County for sure," she wrote in another comment. While she does not speak on behalf of either team, one key person involved in the negotiations says Marny Sherman's comments are spot on. Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca was front and center during the negotiations. He said both teams made it clear this vote was a one-and-done opportunity. He said the Chiefs going to Kansas is a genuine possibility. Acting Unified Government of Wyandotte County Mayor/CEO Tom Burroughs believes Missouri leaders will do everything possible to keep the teams in their state. "I think it's a little too early right now to jump out and say, 'Oh, the Chiefs are leaving, the Royals are leaving, or coming to Kansas,'" Burroughs said. But Abarca says for Jackson County, it's a big swing and a miss. "I don't know what else we can do," he said. "Going back to the drawing board, there is no board to draw on. There's no markers." Abarca says leaders of the Chiefs and Kansas Legislature have already met. "I think the reality of the Chiefs going to Kansas is very real," he said. A spokesman for the Royals says team leaders are taking time to evaluate their options, and decisions still need to be made. A spokesman for Missouri Governor Mike Parson said there's nothing new to announce about the Chiefs and Royals at this time.