Missouri Weighs Arrowhead’s Future as Chiefs’ 2031 Move to Kansas Triggers Cost and Policy Scramble

Overview

• The Chiefs will stay at Arrowhead through the 2030 season before relocating to a publicly subsidized $3 billion domed stadium in Wyandotte County.
• Missouri officials warn Jackson County could face roughly $20 million a year to maintain Arrowhead or about $150 million for demolition once the team departs.
• State legislators are preparing bills to make departing teams contribute to teardown costs, including a proposal to require payment of one percent of demolition costs for each year of stadium use.
• Mayor Quinton Lucas says Kauffman Stadium may ultimately be demolished and confirms active bids to bring the 2031 Women’s World Cup and 2033 Rugby World Cup to Arrowhead.
• A Show-Me Institute analyst urges demolition to avoid a ‘white elephant’ outcome, citing St. Louis’s Edward Jones Dome and its documented maintenance funding shortfall as a cautionary example.