$40 million needed to ready Olympic venues for new bid may not be repaid

SALT LAKE CITYGOP legislative leaders pledged Thursday the state will come up with the nearly $40 million needed to ready Utah's Olympic venues for another bid, money that may not be repaid to taxpayers if Salt Lake gets another Winter Games.
"For them to be willing to step up and help lead the charge and get some more funding for our venues is terrific news. That will be heard, because that's important," Utah Sports Commission President and CEO Jeff Robbins said.
Robbins and other leaders of a