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Voters Reject Growth Measures and Grand Canyon Development; Approve $330-Mil Stadium

PHOENIX-Voters in Arizona rejected two growth measures that would have severely restricted development, rejected a plan to build a mixed-use development near the Grand Canyon and approved a proposal to build a $330-million stadium.

By D.J. Burrough | Updated on November 08, 2000

PHOENIX-In what was one of the biggest election days in Arizona in recent history, voters rejected two growth-limiting measures, and may have narrowly agreed to build a new $330-million football stadium for the Arizona Cardinals. Also, voters in northern Arizona rejected a proposal that would have allowed development of a mixed-use development near the Grand Canyon.

Proposition 202, which seemed headed for a sure victory just three months ago, overwhelmingly lost on Tuesday, with 70% of voters statewide rejecting it.

The measure would have set growth boundaries around virtually every city in the state, based on 10-year growth projections. It would have also put in place a two-year moratorium on construction while the boundaries were drawn. Opponents estimated that it would have cost at least 200,000 jobs in the first two years, most of them in the construction industry.

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