OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Homeowners Associations on the eastern edge of the city are coming out against the idea of a Kansas City Royals stadium going in at the northwest corner of 119th and Nall.
In May, the Royals announced an affiliate of theirs bought the mortgage on the old Sprint campus, now known as Aspiria.
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Hawthorne View’s just about a mile southeast of 119th and Nall and less than a 20-minute walk from the intersection. HOA President Jeff Hurt told FOX4 he hopes city council members pay attention to how the homeowners in his area feel about this issue.
“Frankly, I have not heard one individual be in favor of it,” Hurt said in an interview with FOX4 at his home Tuesday. “I’ve had no one in my neighborhood [say that]. Now we’re going to have our HOA annual meeting tomorrow night, and I’m going to ask. I will say, ‘Folks, if you’re in favor, tell me why. Convince me.’”
Hurt was giving his personal opinion on the matter at his home because of the upcoming gathering.
“But I will tell you over the course of the last four or five or six months, I’ve had at least 15 people in our little neighborhood of 69 homes say, ‘No Way Jose,’” he continued. “I’m sorry. We just don’t want it. I’ve had no one say, ‘Oh no. This would be a great thing for our neighborhood.’”
The Royals wouldn’t comment Tuesday, but their team’s confirmed they’re considering three sites, one in Overland Park, one in North Kansas City, and one in the downtown area of Kansas City. Where specifically in each of those three cities the Royals are looking to build, the team hasn’t said since the failed vote in April of 2024.
Mark Kelly is the President of the Hawthorne Place Homes Association. He has 81 households in his HOA. Kelly says he knows the entity he leads is against the stadium going in at 119th and Nall.
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“Not yet, but we are concerned,” Kelly said when asked if this issue keeps him up at night. “I know the people in my community are concerned.”
Kansas Republican State Senate President Ty Masterson told FOX4 in October that he was expecting a proposal from the Royals at their Legislative Coordinating Council meeting either in late November or early December of this year.
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