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U.S. Rep. Lynch Says Boston '24 Should Clean House In Order To Regain Public's Trust

U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) said that it would be "a good idea if Boston 2024 'just cleaned house' and rebooted, creating a 'fresh start' in order to regain the public's trust," according to the BOSTON HERALD. Lynch said that the group pushing for Boston to host the '24 Summer Games "did a fine job connecting" with USOC and IOC members but "botched its reputation with Bostonians by bringing on board politically wired consultants at hefty salaries." He said, "Where I think it's really been hurt has been the gravy train line-up that they announced where the governor, the governor's campaign manager and the governor's assistant campaign manager all lined up with these huge salaries. Jesus. That looked awful, awful, awful." He added, "The people at the top there, it just seems like the old boy network lining up for benefits" (BOSTON HERALD, 4/4). In Boston, Erin Smith notes Lynch’s remarks come as Boston 2024 "faces national and international scrutiny and criticism at a time when public opinion has turned against a Hub-hosted Summer Games." United Independent Party Chair Evan Falchuk, who is pushing a ballot question to ban taxpayer spending on the Games, said of Boston 2024, "Their most serious problem is people don’t believe them. The story that they’ve been telling -- that there’s not going to be any taxpayer money -- people aren’t buying it. If they’re serious about no taxpayer money, make it state law." He added, "If Boston 2024 isn’t interested in taxpayer money, they’re sure spending a lot of time with people who are in charge of taxpayer money" (BOSTON HERALD, 4/6).

WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN: In Providence, John Kostrzewa writes Boston residents "have turned" on Boston 2024 Chair John Fish. The group's missteps "have been many," and the Boston 2024 experience is "a primer on what not to do." Boston's Olympics bid "didn't have to turn out this way." If Boston 2024 "had allowed the public into its planning process, and disclosed what it wanted to do and how it would pay for it, the momentum from January could have grown, not waned" (PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, 4/6).

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