Chiefs Weigh Renovation or New Stadium Amid Funding

Ahead of their lease expiration with Jackson County in January 2031, the Kansas City Chiefs are weighing a major renovation of GEHA Field at Arrowhead or building a new, potentially domed stadium somewhere in the metropolitan area, possibly across the Kansas–Missouri border. Owner Clark Hunt said talks are ongoing, including preliminary conversations with newly installed Jackson County executive Phil LeVota, but he gave no firm decision timetable. Voters rejected an April 2024 sales-tax extension that would have funded an estimated $800 million Arrowhead renovation, prompting Missouri lawmakers to pass an alternative funding package after a special legislative session while Kansas extended the deadline for a financing package and signaled use of state sports-revenue funds to attract the teams. The Royals are also pushing for a new ballpark, and Hunt said pursuing renovation in Missouri could require another Jackson County ballot next year. If local taxpayers again refuse to support renovations, relocating to Kansas becomes a realistic option with major economic and regional-loyalty implications.