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Kansas City to pitch in up to $3M in city funding for NFL Draft expenses
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Metropolis will pitch in as much as $3 million for bills associated to the upcoming NFL Draft, which the town will host in April.
On Thursday, the KCMO Metropolis Council handed an ordinance to allocate the funding.
Below the ordinance, KCMO Metropolis Supervisor Brian Platt will work with the Kansas Metropolis Sports activities Fee to execute an settlement that does not exceed $3 million.
Out of the full funding, $1.5 million shall be allotted throughout fiscal 12 months 2023, which is in the timeframe of planning for the draft and the occasion itself.
As much as a further $1.5 million can later be allotted in fiscal 12 months 2024. The cash will come out of the town’s Conference and Tourism Fund.
KCMO and the NFL anticipate the draft to generate $102.1 million in direct spending to the town’s financial system.
The draft, which shall be hosted at Union Station, runs from April 27-29.
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