Thank you for voting yes

I am very pleased that the stadium vote her passed. Okay, so the rolling roof did not pass, at least not this time. But at least the first vote did, assuring the future of the Royals and Chiefs here in the KC area for at least the next two or three decades. I am sure the rolling roof will come up for a vote again, and it may actually have a better chance of passing the next time around. I think some people probably felt safe voting yes to question one (the stadium upgrades) and no to question 2 about the rolling roof.

I myself voted yes for both questions. I think having a Super Bowl, a Final Four, and possibly a MLB All Star game would make it worthwhile to the city. Also, we may get some concerts and other events that we would otherwise not be able to land. So if it comes up again, even though I could do without paying more in sales taxes, I will vote yes again. The funny part of this is that with only Jackson county voting, they voted to increase their own sales taxes (by voting yes on question 1), but not others (via use and other taxes that would have resulted from a yes vote on question 2.