Overview
- The city has begun sending voting notifications and postal ballots for the October 26 citizens’ vote on whether to advance in Germany’s national Olympic selection process.
- City outreach has ramped up through RBS‑led “Marktplatz Olympia” events and briefings for sport clubs, as business leaders publicly back the bid’s economic benefits and NOlympia stages protests.
- An ÖDP council leader asked regional authorities to review city neutrality after a pro‑Olympia brochure was included in official envelopes and an “OlympiJA” photobox appeared on the Oktoberfest grounds.
- Planners presented an Olympic Village option in the SEM Bogenhausen area for roughly 18,000 athletes with post‑Games housing for about 10,000 residents, alongside possible U4 and rail upgrades that opponents say could sideline other transport projects and require “Olympic Lanes.”
- The RBS pegs the DOSB bid phase at €5–8 million plus about €6.5 million for the referendum, while campaign materials and a sport economist cite around €4.5 billion in operational costs, drawing warnings from critics about budget pressures.