A dispute between Phoenix and Tempe over the allocation of an entertainment district and its potential impact on Sky Harbor Airport escalated ahead of several public meetings, adding an Array.
A dispute between Phoenix and Tempe over the allocation of an entertainment district and its possible effect on Sky Harbor Airport has escalated ahead of several public gatherings, adding a community rally scheduled for Saturday.
The entertainment district, proposed for land on Priest Drive and Rio Salado Parkway, would come with an arena for the Arizona Coyotes, as well as residential units, retail, areas and other developments.
A community assembly on the project, organized through developer, Bluebird Development, is scheduled for Saturday, October 15 a. m. at Canopy via Hilton, 108 E. University Drive, Tempe.
Sky Harbor officials said they opposed the professional hockey arena, but Phoenix rejects the concept of having homes “directly below a flight path designed to spare Tempe citizens the effects of aircraft noise. “
Phoenix executives also said the inclusion of residential complexes from the assignment violates a longstanding intergovernmental agreement between the cities.
They reiterated their opposition last week and sent thousands of letters to Tempe citizens and others stating the airport’s opposition and the effects a housing allowance would have on the area.
Tempe Mayor Corey Woods said the mail was a “scare tactic. “
“This is not a game, and the other people of Tempe cannot be used as pawns,” he said in a statement. “No one is trying to manipulate our community’s fundamental feelings of protection.
“As mayor, I denounce this outrageous tactic in the hope that it will not be repeated, and that all stakeholders can address this vital factor calmly and responsibly. “
Woods said Sky Harbor’s that multifamily housing in the proposed progression would violate a 1994 agreement between the cities is “significantly inaccurate. “
“People interested in living in the proposed would be well informed before making decisions, as would the thousands of other citizens adjacent to Tempe Town Lake who have already chosen to live in a domain with the noise of airplanes. In addition, they do so in the advances that met no opposition from the airport when they were proposed and built.
In addition to Saturday’s meeting, the Tempe Development Review Board will discuss the assignment on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 6 p. m. in the halls of Tempe City Council, 31 E. Fifth St.
The chambers will host two public hearings of the Tempe City Council at 6 p. m. Tuesdays 22 and 29 November.
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