With only a little over three months to go before the first World Cup match kicks off, one thing is becoming clear: Hosting a once-in-a-generation sports event comes with a once-in-a-generation workload. County staff provided a glimpse of that on Thursday when they presented a mega update on all the things that have been coming together as the international soccer tournament draws ever nearer. The “high level” overview, described by World Cup special project manager Bo McCall as “just the tip of the iceberg,” was an hour and a half with nine county staffers talking at breakneck speed about special events, bus routes, charging stations, disease outbreak response, watch parties and much, much more.
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