Olympic Bid

KUER's Sean Higgins reports that the odds of a Utah Olympics in either 2030 or 2034 just got a little bit better.

While Thursday night's meeting was the final in-person event of the listening tour, there are still two virtual meetings to come.

Park City in 2022 is not the same place it was 20 years ago, when the Olympics first came to town. Utah is bidding to host the 2030 or 2034 Winter Games, and a series of meetings is planned to collect community input.

Nann Worel and Malena Stevens join the show to discuss Utah's Olympic bid, and how officials are gathering input from the community.

On today's Local News Hour, host Leslie Thatcher's guests include: (07:07) Summit County Health Department Director Phil Bondurant who has a monthly update, (26:18) then Nann Worel and Malena Stevens join the show to discuss tomorrow's city council meeting regarding Utah's Olympic bid, (39:16) and finishing the hour is Park City Education Foundation Programs Director Kara Cody who has details on one of the organization's eight Signature Initiatives: PCCAPS.

The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games is continuing to work toward securing either the 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympics. The bid process has entered a new phase.

The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games held a strategic board meeting in Salt Lake City Thursday.

A study by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute says a future Olympics in Utah could create nearly $4 billion.

The Olympic cauldron in Salt Lake City was lit Tuesday night to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Games in Utah. Local Olympic officials also say the state could know by this summer whether it will target a 2030 or 2034 bid for a future winter games.

Salt Lake City has taken the first step in bringing back the Winter Olympics to Utah and Park City. At a press conference Thursday, a number of Park City…