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Race for $335-Mil Stadium in the Final Stretch With Two Contenders Left

PHOENIX-The race to see which Valley community will be the site of a $335-million, taxpayer-supported stadium has officially come down to two candidates. Tempe and the West Valley are still in the running.

By D.J. Burrough | Updated on February 01, 2001

PHOENIX-And then there were two. Tempe and the West Valley became the official finalist in the race to land a new $335-million stadium for the Arizona Cardinals, as the Tourism and Sports Authority board eliminated from contention sites in Downtown Phoenix, along the Tempe/Mesa border and on the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation.

Downtown Phoenix, the heavy favorite when the race began, was eliminated because the board felt the issues regarding land availability and environmental clean up couldn’t have been solved in time to have construction underway by August. The proposed Downtown parcel was adjacent to Bank One Ballpark and is owned by a railroad. The board also had a problem with parking issues and financing.

“Time has simply run out,” says board chairman Jim Grogan. “They made an enormous effort, but they would need nine months to a year to address all the issues and put this together.”

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