Mesa, AZ voters will decide Election Day whether or not to approve or vote down Proposition 420, which would allow Mesa to spend $84 million for a new Cubs spring training facility in this desert city just outside Phoenix. Prop 420 also allows up to $15 million in infrastructure upgrades.
The initial renderings were released this month and practice fields and a team clubhouse, which would allow the team to center all of its Major League and Minor League spring operations as well as year-round player development in one location.
The new stadium would mimic Wrigley Field with the same dimensions, bleachers in the outfield seating areas, and high-rise buildings beyond the outfield wall overlooking the field. Immediately adjacent to the stadium entrance would be a retail district dubbed Wrigleyville West that would include Chicago-themed shops, restaurants, bars, hotels and possibly a Cactus League museum.