1.   Because Arizona cities rely so heavily on sales tax, he said, a slowdown in growth is like a punch to the gut of local coffers.

2.   Best of all, Symington has not threatened local corporate coffers as Mecham did when his antics led to the cancellation of the Super Bowl.

3.   The extended festivities have also stretched out hotel stays, pumping much-needed cash into local coffers.

4.   The figures, said Brooks, do not account for golf-related income generated by tournaments like Colonial or the Nelson and kept in local coffers.

5.   Local officials complain that tax money from the border plants goes straight to the federal government, not local coffers, and that can trigger bureaucratic wars.