Baker: Public deserves to see all info on Olympic bid
Saying he is focused on the final bid that will be submitted to the International Olympic Committee, Gov. Charlie Baker said he expects a transparent process in the future and said the bid document that won over the U.S. Olympic Committee is less important.
Boston 2024, the non-profit spearheading the city's attempt to host the international sporting event a decade from now, plans to provide more information to the news media about its proposal next week. A 2024 official said the group will provide the bid that went to the USOC, but not information deemed proprietary. Over the next several months, Boston 2024 will develop a bid for the Summer Games to be sent to the International Olympic Committee.
"From where I stand, the process associated with that starts now, and I'm expecting it to be a fully transparent one and one in which the citizens of Boston and the surrounding region have access to the same kind information that I will," Baker said.
Asked about Boston 2024's plan to withhold information deemed proprietary, Baker said, "That's OK. I mean, again, that document is not going to be the document that ultimately defines what the city of Boston and the Commonwealth of Mass. submit as a bid to the International Olympic Committee, so at this point I'm not really sure it's that important. I think it's terrific that they're going to make some of that information available."
Baker, who said the process of seeking the Olympic games will net gains for the Boston region even if the city is not selected, said last week he has not yet seen the bid, saying, "I was a private citizen until a week ago so I haven't seen any of the documentation associated with the bid."
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