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Olympic bid can be delivered on budget?

Posted on September 09, 2009

WBBM Newsradio 780

In this report, Civic Federation President Laurence Msall is interviewed about the Federation’s fiscal analysis of the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid. Mr. Msall says that the operating budget’s cost projections and revenue estimates are reasonable, but Chicago City Council must exercise its oversight authority to ensure that risks to taxpayers from the Olympic Village are minimized.