The public price tag on the Kansas City Chiefs’ planned Kansas stadium development will likely add up to more than double the topline figures included in the deal announced Dec. 22 that secured the team’s 30-year commitment to the Sunflower State.
In the end, it may cost taxpayers more than $6 billion, according to experts familiar with such projects who reviewed the Kansas deal at The Star’s request.
On the deal’s surface, Kansas has agreed to issue $1.8 billion in sales tax and revenue, or STAR bonds, to fund construction of the domed stadium in Wyandotte County.
The Kansas City Star
By Matthew Kelly
December 31, 2025