Voters rejected three proposals that might have permitted the development of a brand new enviornment for the Arizona Coyotes in Tempe, early polling outcomes confirmed Tuesday
Builders hoped to construct a $2.3 billion leisure district in Tempe, and by a 56-44 cut up in early returns, voters opposed the proposition. The advanced would come with the Coyotes‘ new dwelling along with retail, leisure and residential area
“We’re very disillusioned Tempe voters didn’t approve Propositions 301, 302, and 303. As Tempe Mayor Corey Woods mentioned, it was the perfect sports activities deal in Arizona historical past,” Coyotes president and CEO Xavier A. Gutierrez mentioned in a press release. “The Coyotes want to thank everybody who supported our efforts and voted sure
“So many group leaders stepped up and have become our advocates and for that we’re really grateful. We additionally want to thank the numerous volunteers who labored so exhausting to try to make the Tempe Leisure District a actuality and the Tempe Metropolis Council for his or her help as nicely. Whereas we wished a special end result, we stay grateful to all those that volunteered their time and expertise.
“What’s subsequent for the franchise can be evaluated by our house owners and the Nationwide Hockey League over the approaching weeks.”
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman mentioned in a press release, “The Nationwide Hockey League is very disillusioned by the outcomes of the general public referendum concerning the Coyotes‘ enviornment undertaking in Tempe. We’re going to evaluate with the Coyotes what the choices could be going ahead.
Tempe voters had been requested whether or not they had been prepared to amend town’s plan for the undertaking (Proposition 301) — that was to be constructed close to Priest Drive and Rio Salado Parkway — in the event that they accredited of the rezoning of the property for the leisure district (302) and whether or not to approve the undertaking’s growth settlement (303).
12News reported that 29,000 ballots had been counted as of 8 p.m. native time on Tuesday, with 56 p.c of these ballots responding “no” to Propositions 301 and 302, whereas 57 p.c of voters mentioned “no” to Proposition 303.
The Coyotes performed the just-concluded season in Mullett Area, a 5,000-seat facility at Arizona State College in Tempe. They performed from 2003-2022 in a 17,125-seat enviornment in Glendale, Ariz., earlier than town ended its settlement with the hockey workforce
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