Nearly 10 months after the triumphant announcement in Topeka that the Kansas City Chiefs would leave behind Arrowhead Stadium for a new home in Wyandotte County, the Kansas Department of Commerce on Tuesday evening unveiled the official boundaries of the massive two-county incentive district that will make the new stadium a reality.
The sales tax and revenue, or STAR bond district, will pay down at least $1.8 billion in bond debt associated with upfront construction costs by drawing on incremental sales tax growth generated across almost all of Wyandotte County and a broad swath of Johnson County.
“The district represents a diverse revenue stream that includes the cities of Kansas City, Bonner Springs, Edwardsville, Shawnee, Lenexa and Olathe,” reads a Commerce Department release.
The boundaries, which Lt. Gov. David Toland set in his role as Commerce secretary, appear to be almost identical to the draft version of the map released in December 2025…