Clay County Western Commissioner Jason Withington said that a deadline for the Royals to commit to North K.C. for a new ballpark “was expected to lapse” on Thursday, “potentially damaging the prospects” of a ballpark deal in the area, according to Bayless & McDowell of the K.C. STAR. Withington said that the “county gave the Royals a Thursday deadline to have a deal worked out ahead of a planned April 2026 vote” on a potential future ballpark. Withington: “I’m done. Everybody else (on the commission) can make up their own mind what they want to do. For me, I’m just done dealing with it. We have other issues that we need to be focused on.” He made clear that he was “only speaking for himself — not all the county commissioners.” Withington said that “Clay County officials had wanted a Royals stadium-funding measure on the November 2025 ballot, but the Royals had rejected that idea.” In the wake of those discussions, Withington said that “the team told officials they preferred the April 2026 ballot at the earliest.” He added that the county “gave the team a Jan. 8 deadline to get a deal worked out before preparing items for the ballot.” In a post on his Facebook page, Withington said that the Royals have “now told us they aren’t ready for that either” (K.C. STAR, 1/9).
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