Legacy Company statement on the Olympic Stadium
Date: 22 January 2010
Andrew Altman, Chief Executive of the Olympic Park Legacy Company, said:
"The Company has been very focussed to secure the best possible use for the Olympic Stadium after the Games.
"We have been examining all options which will both secure the financial viability and significant public investment in the Stadium coupled with making sure that legacy promises are fulfilled.
"It is very encouraging that there is great interest and enthusiasm in the future use for the Stadium. It is already a dominant structure on London’s landscape and offers fantastic opportunities to fulfil its Olympic legacy.
"We are perfectly clear that the future of this valuable public asset is secured in a way which allows the best opportunities to come forward and at the same time offer the best value for money for the public purse.
"In the coming months, we will put in a place a process which will allow appropriate uses for the Stadium to be brought forward, which we will then evaluate against a set of criteria prior to the Board of Legacy Company making recommendations to the Mayor and Ministers."
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For further information contact:
Andreas Christophorou or Sarita Bhatia at the Olympic Park Legacy Company Press Office on 020 3288 1777 or email press@legacycompany.co.uk
Notes for editors:
- The Olympic Park Legacy Company aims to create a lasting legacy from the London 2012 Games by developing the Park to become, in time, a new and prosperous metropolitan area of the city.
- The Company is a public sector – not for profit – company responsible for the long term planning, development, management and maintenance of the Olympic Park and its facilities after the London 2012 Games.
- The Company is based at 29-35 West Ham Lane, Stratford, London E15 4PH. Website: www.legacycompany.co.uk
