Whether Maricopa County residents have followed along with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) rezoning drama or not, president and CEO at Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry Danny Seiden said its handling is something “everyone should care about.”

“I think people need to understand where revenue comes from,” Seiden told KTAR News’ The Mike Broomhead Show on Thursday. “This is worth seven Super Bowls a year. That’s how big this project is.”

Seiden was reacting to the county board on Wednesday unanimously voting down a zoning change request by BNSF to create a $3.2 billion railway hub in Wittmann, a rural community about 35 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix.

“Whether you’re a resident or a private business, if you allow government, and even a typically well-governed thin

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