BOSTON (AP) — Boston City Council members are raising concerns about the city’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Councilors said at their first hearing on the proposal Friday that they’ll be looking to see what effects the plan will have on neighborhoods and small businesses.
Some raised the specter of shiny new sporting venues displacing low income residents and gentrifying working class neighborhoods.
Other council members voiced concerns about the games running over budget, forcing city taxpayers to foot the bill. And still others called out organizers for lack of transparency.
The U.S. Olympic Committee selected Boston over three other cities as the U.S. bidder for the 2024 Games. The International Committee will choose a host city in 2017.
Rome is among the other international cities in the running.
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