Boston Olympics group releases original, unredacted bid [View all]

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Boston Olympics group releases original, unredacted bid
By Philip Marcelo/The Associated Press
Posted Jul. 24, 2015 at 3:56 PM
Updated at 4:50 PM

BOSTON — Organizers of Boston's bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday released the full, unredacted version of the bid that won over the U.S. Olympic Committee, after city officials earlier this week clamored for their disclosure.

The documents reveal that organizers initially projected the games costing about $4.7 billion but running at a nearly $500 million deficit. Boston 2024's revised proposal, released in June, shows a $4.6 billion budget with a surplus of just over $200 million.

The previously undisclosed sections also reveal details about the public and political support organizers expected for the games, such as:

— Boston 2024 anticipated submitting a raft of bills to the state legislature to "facilitate public control of the land and infrastructure" and streamline the permitting process, among other things.

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Read the plan: https://2024boston.org/our-story/bid-plan/