Drop off your ballot at Tempe City Hall or the Tempe History Museum from May 8th until May 16th.
Arizona’s NHL team, the Coyotes, and their billionaire owner Alex Meruelo, are proposing a new 4 million sq. ft entertainment district in Tempe.
VOTE NO ON PROP 301, 302, 303.
MAIL YOUR BALLOT BY MAY 9.
Tempe Mayor Corey Woods ran a campaign in the 2020 elections speaking out against GPLETs and how they cause school districts to suffer since GPLETs take taxable properties off of the roles. In Tempe, 75% of property taxes goes towards public school education. We are urging Tempe residents to vote NO on the arena because we believe Tempe should find a better deal that will provide them with profits for the public, not privatized profits. We need to hold elected officials accountable to their campaign promises and reject this development!
- Housing & rent costs will skyrocket
More than half of Tempe houses are renter occupied. Our unhoused and working class communities, students, and small business owners will be forced to move in search of more affordable housing.
- Arena games will make traffic worse
Commuting in and out of downtown Tempe, Phoenix, or utilizing major interstates will be chaotic and inconvenient with the development of the proposed district, also worsening our air quality.
- The development will put flight safety at risk
The entertainment district is on the centerline of our state’s busiest airport runway and will reduce flight safety for pilots flying out of PHX Airport.
- Bad development is bad for the climate
This development project is one of the largest in the nation and it has not taken our limited resources or climate change into consideration – water cuts have already begun in surrounding cities.
- CORPORATE INFLUENCE THREATENS DEMOCRACY!
Campaign contributions to elected officials from corporations and CEOs leads to our representatives acting in favor of corporate interest instead of the interest of the people. Learn about AZ Coyotes’ CEO Alex Meruelo’s and his Living Trust’s campaign contributions.
- Fight back against predatory billionaires!
We shouldn’t be rewarding Vegas gambler Alex Meruelo’s predatory bad business with a 30-year tax break! He was kicked out of Glendale for not paying taxes and rent on time.
Who is Alex Meruelo?
Who is Alex Meruelo?
Mentions in the Press
STUDENTS JOIN TEMPE RESIDENTS IN CONDEMNING TEMPE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
The State Press: 3/20/23
Tempe community divided ahead of May election on Coyotes arena
Tempe Independent: 4/12/23
David and Goliath: PACs go head-to-head before Tempe special election for Arizona Coyotes arena
Business Journal: 3/21/23
OPINION: FIVE REASONS TO VOTE NO ON TEMPE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT PROPOSITIONS
State Press: 4/26/23
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