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By Hailey Mensik | Phoenix Business Journal
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- Glendale voters were split on a pair of VAI Resort ballot measures
- VAI Resort’s $1.2 billion project could face additional delays
- Special election cost Glendale an estimated $250,000
Glendale residents narrowly voted in favor of one measure and against another related to the construction of the VAI Resort, likely leading to additional delays for the long-delayed mega-project.
On Tuesday night, Glendale City Council voted to adopt the final results from a mail-in special election that culminated May 20.
While initially too close to call, ultimately, 50.9% of Glendale residents voted against Proposition 401, while 49.1% voted in favor. That measure asked whether to uphold a decision made by City Council in November to rezone 10 VAI-owned acres adjacent to the resort that it plans to use for employee office space and parking.
