(ATR) WBUR registered the lowest statewide support for Boston 2024 in their latest poll.
Released on Jun. 10, the poll shows 39 percent support for Massachusetts residents for the bid, with 49 percent of respondents reporting opposition.
"We’re confident that public support will increase when the specifics are available around how a privately funded games will bring the significant and lasting economic benefits and have a positive impact on affordable housing, transportation, and public infrastructure," Boston 2024 said in a statement provided to Around the Rings.
When asked if they support a Boston 2024 bid with venues spread around Massachusetts, the respondents registered 51 percent support.
Despite the muted support, Boston 2024 is not fazed by the results.
"Today’s poll shows support growing if some venues are placed across the state, which Boston 2024 has already started with last week's announcement of sailing in New Bedford. We are working hard to finalize other details and plan to make them publicly available by the end of the month."
This is the first poll released since Apr. 22, when Suffolk University reported the bid registered 43 percent support in Boston. That poll was the highest support for Boston 2024 since January, when the bid polled at 51 percent support.
"We see support increase substantially when you talked about the idea of having a more statewide Olympics," Steve Koczela, a pollster at MassINC Polling who runs the WBUR poll, said to the station.
"So it seems to be a much more popular idea than the basic idea of hosting the Olympics [in Boston]."
Boston 2024 is expected to release their fully revised bid plan by the end of June. So far, one new venue, sailing, has been released. Sailing was moved from Boston Harbor to Buzzards Bay in New Bedford. about 49 miles south Boston.
That region of the state polled highest in the WBUR report, with 66 percent support for a statewide Olympic Games.
A statewide referendum will take place in November 2016 on the bid. The United States Olympic Committee has until September 2015 to submit an official bid to the IOC.
Written by Aaron Bauer
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