People listened Saturday as Denver’s Olympic exploratory committee ran through its presentation: private funding that won’t cost the taxpayers, temporary venues, turning athlete housing into affordable housing after the 2026 or 2030 Winter Games finish, etc.
Afterward, members of the public took the mike. Some expressed frustration about public outreach attempts, sought more information about financial logistics or expressed uneasiness about the time frame. Others said they liked the idea.
But the meeting wasn’t about their thoughts and reactions.
“We want you to try to reserve your opinions as much as you can because today is all about listening,” moderator Nita Mosby Tyler said when the meeting started.
Saturday was the first meeting for the metro area’s “Sharing the Gold” advisory committee, which runs the gamut of local governments, law enforcement and community, business and minority groups, including the Whittier Neighborhood Association, Servicios de la Raza and Gates Family Foundation.
