BBJ: Baker unaware of plans for expanded convention center for Olympics

BOSTON – The governor said he was never told that Boston’s bid for the 2024 summer Olympics included plans to use an expanded convention center in South Boston, the Boston Business Journal reported.
The expansion has been indefinitely frozen due to a state budget crisis, the newspaper said.
Gov. Charlie D. Baker said he was unaware that the 2024 bid included plans to use the expanded Boston Convention and Exhibition Center to host a variety of Olympics events and provide parking.
The journal reported that an administration official this week said that the governor was informed by Boston 2024 during a cabinet meeting earlier this year that the Olympics plan did not rely on the center’s expansion.

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