Arizona mayor reveals he will not support the Coyotes relocation
The Mayor of Scottsdale Arizona, David Ortega, has just thrown a wrench in the Coyotes plans for their new arena. He claims that a lack of infrastructure availability could force the team to develop the building somewhere else.
The planned building is not, in fact, in Scottsdale. Instead, it is within Phoenix city limits. As a result, it is not clear how much influence Ortega has on this process. However, the site is very close to Scottsdale city limits and he has come out fully opposed to the plan.
"The prospect of a rookie developer attempting to buy [land] ... at the doorstep of Scottsdale is not feasible, or welcome."
He says that the city will not support the development in any way, specifically with water management. Currently, there is no plumbing on site for the planned building. As Scottsdale is much closer to the site than downtown Phoenix, it might make more sense for the building to draw on Scottsdale infrastructure but the mayor has confirmed that he will not let this happen.
The mayor highlights how there's no infrastructure west of Scottsdale Road so he's demanding that any infrastructure must be pulled from Phoenix because Scottsdale has no available water assets to spare.
This could mean more question marks for the Coyotes future. Could this be the final straw that gets the team relocated? Only time will tell.
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AVRIL 8 | 93 ANSWERS Arizona mayor reveals he will not support the Coyotes relocation Do you think the Coyotes will ultimately stay in Arizona? | ||
| Yes | 29 | 31.2 % |
| No, they will be relocated | 64 | 68.8 % |
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| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Cam Atkinson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Yegor Chinakhov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Simon Holmstom | 1 | - | 1 | |
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Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
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Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
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