The demise of the Boston Olympics bid was taken in stride by top elected officials in Massachusetts. This week, Bay State residents will get a look at the costs and benefits of a 2024 summer Olympics that is now off the table. When the bid was still alive, Gov. Charlie Baker and Democratic legislative leaders hired The Brattle Group to scrub the proposal and Baker says that their review will be released next week.
Bid proponents had described the plan as the state’s largest economic development project, an opportunity to expedite development that might otherwise take decades. Critics and skeptics of the Olympics bid, who ultimately prevailed, worried about taxpayers being left on the hook for potential cost overruns. The Brattle Group report lacks the high-stakes tag once attached to it but will at a minimum reflect what Massachusetts passed on, at least through the eyes of one consultancy.
For Henry Epp’s conversation with State House News Service reporter Matt Murphy about the week ahead on Beacon Hill, click the audio player above.