DENVER - An exploratory committee examining whether to recommend that Denver make a bid for the 2022 Winter Games is on track to complete its work and present its findings by the end of March.
The 22-member committee composed of business and civic leaders convened by Gov. John Hickenlooper and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock met Tuesday. Members are exploring the benefits and potential pitfalls of making a bid as well as taking inventory of existing and new venues needed to host the games.
The committee says it's remaining objective during the process.
"Every committee is coming at this with a healthy degree of skepticism, asking a lot of tough questions about whether this is the right thing for Denver to do," Denver Exploratory Committee Co-Chair Anne Warhover said.
"I think it's good to have a mix on the committee, some people are rally gung-ho about the Olympics and others are really conservative about it," Olympian and committee member Jeremy Bloom said.
Leaders in the Reno-Tahoe area and Salt Lake City are also considering making a bid, though the U.S. Olympic Committee says it's not committed to backing an American bid.
The USOC and International Olympic Committee are in talks to resolve a dispute over sharing revenue from marketing and television.
Critics argue the Olympics would lead to unnecessary spending on expanding infrastructure.
(KUSA-TV © 2012 Multimedia Holdings Corporation with The Associated Press)