Complex sentence: A vote in January 2006 struck down a funding proposal for the stadium, and the project was declared "dead" by owner Dave Checketts on the 29th of that month, putting the team's future in doubt.
Split into simpler sentences: A vote in early 2006 struck down a funding proposal for the stadium. The proposal was declared "dead" by owner Dave Checketts at that point, putting the team's future in doubt.