The U.S. Olympic Committee has told city officials it wants 200 new residences for athletes if it keeps its headquarters and training center in Colorado Springs, The Gazette reported Tuesday.
A document outlining the USOC’s specifications, sent to four Colorado Springs real estate companies, also requests 90,000 square feet of office space, the newspaper said. The newspaper said it reviewed a copy of the document but did not say how it got access to it. City officials have refused to make the information public.
It wasn’t clear who would pay for the new space. Business and civic leaders have offered financial incentives, free office space and other perks through the years to keep the USOC in Colorado Springs.
The organization has said it needs new quarters because its current site in Colorado Springs is old and cramped.
In 2003, former Colorado Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell fought what he said was an attempt to move the USOC headquarters to another state. He held up a bill on USOC reforms until a compromise was reached to require approval from the full board to relocate.
Mannino gets WCHA honor. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association on Tuesday tabbed Peter Mannino, goaltender for the University of Denver, the league’s defensive player of week.
Mannino led the Pioneers to a weekend sweep of nationally-ranked Maine with 2-0 and 3-1 victories.
