How would the plans for the 2012 Olympics and a West Side stadium affect Chelsea Piers?
Betts: At this point, Chelsea Piers attracts in excess of 4 million visits a year and runs more or less at capacity. Therefore, neither project would have much impact, if any, on our activities. GG: As a member of the U.S. Olympic selection committee, how did you vote, New York or San Francisco? Betts: The vote was by secret ballot. GG: Michelle Solomon asks, “I’d like to ask Mr. Betts what are the next steps that New York City will go through in its Olympic Bid, as it has quite a bit of time before it must submit a questionnaire to the International Olympic Committee.” Betts: I don’t know the exact schedule that the International Olympic Committee will follow, but the US Olympic Committee Selection Process was mirrored on the same categories and criteria that the International Olympic Committee uses, so New York is already well prepared to respond to International Olympic Committee inquiries. New York will have to devote its energies to figuring out the best way to present its case to
