The increasingly-beleaguered folks at Boston 2024, unable to comment on today’s Globe story on the latest revelations because, hilariously, they were traveling from Switzerland, have previously explained that, not to worry, they will explain everything – on their own timetable.
The bid committee has promised to release a new venue plan by June 30, which the organization has said will include more detail on how the committee intends to deliver the stadium and Olympic village.
In case you hadn’t noticed, June 30 is a month and a day from today. Meanwhile, the state’s top elected officials – Governor Baker, Senator Warren, and Mayor Walsh, among others – are rapidly losing patience with the pattern of being blindsided by revelations in the press that don’t jibe with what Boston 2024 has told them.
Does anyone seriously think that repairing the damage can wait until June 30? I sure don’t. When the Boston 2024 gang lands at Terminal E, their jet-lagged selves will likely face a barrage of unfriendly reporters demanding answers to the questions raised over the last couple of days – and when they get back to their offices, there will likely be unhappy messages waiting from the aforementioned officials.
If Boston 2024 waits until June 30 to answer these questions, it will almost surely be too late. Whatever support the bid had from electeds and the community will have evaporated in the summer heat, and the USOC will move on to LA. These questions need to be answered now.
jcohn88 says
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/boston-leader-assures-ioc-on-securing-support-for-2024-bid/2015/05/27/38d07e80-04a3-11e5-93f4-f24d4af7f97d_story.html
David says
centralmassdad says
Now that’s hilarious.
Trickle up says
while 2024 moves
with all deliberate speedfeverishly, time also marches on:http://brookline.wickedlocal.com/article/20150529/NEWS/150526012
Brookline TM voted lat night 111-46 to oppose the Olympic bid.
Yeah nonbinding and yeah Brookline, but the point is the world isn’t politely standing still waiting to learn what treats the 1% have in store for us.
dasox1 says
This thing just goes from bad-to-worse-to-even-worse-than-that. It’s one thing for Boston 2024 to embarrass themselves with bad information, and, in some cases, lies. But, this is getting to the point where Boston 2024 is embarrassing Boston–all of us. It’s unacceptable.
thebaker says
Thank you! Thank you everyone! I’m here all week!
thebaker says
n/t
johnk says
So basically,
No one ever told me, but that’s history, no sense complaining about taxpayers being on the hook for millions. Let’s look to the future people.
sabutai says
They were flying back from Switzerland!…
…which is where the International Olympic Committee is headquartered. Clearly the last place an Olympic bid team should be. They should be…what? Making sand castles on Revere Beach?