"There's been a great deal of passion on both sides of this issue, from those who advocated for the economics of building this freeway to those who worried it would harm South Mountain and the environment," said Gila River Gov. Gregory Mendoza. "Tonight, we have a clear direction from the Community; our voters don't want to see this freeway built - not on tribal land or off tribal land."
Voters in Tuesday's election had three choices: "Yes" to build the freeway on tribal land; "no" to building the freeway on tribal land; and "no build," a statement against building the Loop 202 freeway extension at all. In 2000 the Community Council approved a resolution that opposed a freeway across community lands.
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