Johnson County neighbors rally against Royals stadium, sick of secret negotiations

With no determination as to where a new ballpark stadium could go, a group of residents organized a community meeting to hear feedback and concerns around the Royals possibly becoming a new neighbor.

“I think it’s kind of grim and frustrating that we have probably so few options to voice our opinion,” Leawood resident Hilary McCoy said after the community meeting on Monday. “A lot of power is in a very small amount of hands.”

Overland Park’s Aspiria Campus, formerly Sprint, is one of three confirmed sites in the running for a possible stadium, including Washington Square Park in downtown Kansas City and across the river in North Kansas City…

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