It’s your turn now

Tempe, AZ – Today marks just over one week until the May 16 Special Election on the Tempe Entertainment District.

In November, the City Council unanimously approved the resolutions/ordinances for the Tempe Entertainment District project. Three aspects of the primarily privately funded proposal from Bluebird Development, the affiliate for the Meruelo Group and the Arizona Coyotes, were approved: a Zoning Map Amendment and a Planned Area Development (PAD) Overlay; a General Plan Amendment; and the Development and Disposition Agreement (DDA). These three aspects are going before voters now via Propositions 301, 302 and 303.

Voters have options for submitting their completed ballots:

• No later than tomorrow, May 9, place the ballot in the mail.
• No later than May 16, place in a secure Maricopa County drop box. Find one at locations.maricopa.vote.
• Before 7 p.m. on Election Day, go in-person to an official vote center. From May 8 through May 16, there will be one at the Tempe History Museum, 809 E. Southern Ave. Hours are weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Election Day, it is open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Through Election Day, on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., drop off your completed ballot at Tempe City Hall, 31 E. Fifth St. Due to construction at City Hall, there are several free, 10-minute parking spots on the south side of Fifth Street. Residents can use those for quick ballot drop-offs. The entrance to City Hall is temporarily at the southeast corner of the pyramid. Follow the signs to the drop-off location.