12.22.25 Jackson County Executive Releases Statement on Chiefs Move

For Immediate Release December 22, 2025

Contact: Angie Jeffries Phone Number 816-881-3085

Jackson County Executive Releases Statement on Chiefs Move

Jackson County, MO, - I, like the people of Jackson County, the state of the Missouri, and the millions of members of Chiefs Kingdom, are disappointed that the Chiefs are taking measures to build a new stadium in Kansas and abandoning the iconic Arrowhead Stadium that has so much history to the area and to the National Football League.

The Kansas City Chiefs are more than a football team, they are part of the fabric of this community, and this is where their legacy and the Hunt family legacy was built.

The Chiefs have started their plan for making a move and we respect their decision. We don’t agree with it but we can respect our team moving in their financial interests. At the same time, it is deeply disappointing to the taxpayers of Missouri and Jackson County who have supported this team and invested in Arrowhead Stadium for generations.

Jackson County remains confident that we have put forward the best plan, one that protects the team, protects the community, and respects the taxpayer. I was never going to ask for a tax increase for the team but our partnership created a plan to keep the team while lowering taxes. Our proposal is still grounded in experience, transparency, and a clearly defined long-term maintenance strategy that has been proven over time. That commitment is why Arrowhead Stadium has remained one of the best professional sport stadiums in the world.  We, like everyone else, will look for the details of the Star Bonds proposal closely. I do know that the devil is in the details and those still have to be ironed out.

Today was an initial step towards the Chiefs’ move and we wish them luck but our unprecedented Missouri team consisting of the Missouri Governor, the state legislature, the Kansas City Mayor and the City Council, and Jackson County Executive and the County Legislature will still be the team that has put the best plan for the Chiefs. Missourians do not give up easily. The Chiefs are still Jackson County’s team for many years and we will remain supportive of them but also are here with a plan in case the “shock and awe” Kansas proposal isn’t as wonderful as we are hearing it is. Go Chiefs Kingdom!