堪萨斯州与酋长队球场项目达成合作协议：40亿美元交易扫清法律障碍，市长将入州融资局董事会
堪萨斯州州长办公室11月9日发布，州长 Laura Kelly 与堪萨斯城（堪萨斯州）市长 Christal E. Watson 联合宣布，州政府已与怀恩多特县／堪萨斯城联合政府（UG）就堪萨斯城酋长队迁往堪萨斯州一事达成合作协议，球场项目迈过下一个里程碑。
协议定案了州 STAR 债券区的边界与地方销售税抵押范围，并为 Watson 市长进入堪萨斯州融资局（KSFA）董事会扫清道路。Kelly 州长说：「解决这些悬而未决的事项，是所有相关方决定性的一步。每处细节都至关重要，因为我们面对的是一笔40亿美元的交易，而坚定、投入的伙伴关系为各方铺出了一条共同前进的路。」
按协议，联合政府委员会已于11月5日一致表决通过：以 STAR 债券区内（仅限新球场及其紧邻区域）的地方销售税收入与部分临时住客税收入作抵押。州政府同意把 Quindaro 遗址区从州的较大 STAR 债券区中移除，以便这一历史地点未来开发。联合政府则同意在合作协议完全执行后，永久撤回此前对州政府提起的诉讼。
随着联合政府修订其抵押条例，Watson 市长将同时在 KSFA 董事会与酋长队 STAR 债券协议所述的社区影响委员会中担任有表决权的成员。Watson 说：「这对怀恩多特县人民、堪萨斯州和酋长队都是胜利。球场将为我们的社区带来经济机会、税收增长与预期中的就业。」协议须经 KSFA 主席签署后才算完全执行；这个11人组成的融资局预计在未来两周内举行首次会议。
Kansas, Unified Government and Chiefs Resolve Legal Issues in $4 Billion Stadium Deal, Reaching Next Milestone
The Kansas Governor's Office announced on November 9 that Governor Laura Kelly and Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor Christal E. Watson have reached a cooperative agreement with the Unified Government (UG) of Wyandotte County/Kansas City and the State regarding the Chiefs' move to Kansas, taking the stadium project to its next milestone.
The agreement finalizes the boundaries of the state's STAR Bond District and the local sales tax pledge area, and clears the way for Mayor Watson's appointment to the Kansas Finance Authority (KSFA) board. "Settling these outstanding items is a decisive step forward for all involved," Governor Kelly said. "Every detail is critical when you're working on a $4 billion deal, and our strong, committed partnerships paved the way for a shared path forward for all of us."
In a unanimous vote on November 5, the Unified Government Commission approved a local pledge of sales tax revenue and a portion of its transient guest tax revenue collected in the local STAR Bond district, which is limited to the new stadium and its immediate surrounding area. The State agreed to remove the Quindaro Ruins area from the State's larger STAR Bond District to allow potential future development at the historic location, and the Unified Government agreed to permanently dismiss its lawsuit against the state upon full execution of the agreement.
As a result of the UG amending its Pledge Ordinance, Mayor Watson will hold a voting seat on the KSFA board as well as on the Community Impact Committee described in the Chiefs STAR Bond Agreement. "This is a win for the people of Wyandotte County, the State of Kansas and the Chiefs," Mayor Watson said. The agreement will not be fully executed until it is signed by the KSFA Chair; the 11-member Authority is expected to hold its first meeting within the next two weeks.
来源：堪萨斯州州长办公室
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图片来源：图：堪萨斯城酋长队现主场箭头球场（Arrowhead Stadium，资料图）。Conman33 摄，CC BY 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Arrowhead Stadium, the Chiefs' current home. By Conman33, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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