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By Gregory E. Torrez | Arizona Republic
Over the coming weeks, community leaders in Tempe will be asked to balance the interests of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with a proposal to build a new home for our state’s professional hockey team.
That planned development – the Tempe Entertainment District – is 9,800 feet off the two shorter south runways, which are among the busiest runways in Arizona.
It is critical to protect those runways from any encroachment that could hamper the airport and its economic potential.