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Former President Donald Trump is about to lose one of the perks of his old office: a helipad at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida is going to be demolished.
The Palm Beach Daily News said itll cost $15,000 to tear out the helipad, although its not clear whos paying or when the work will begin.
Mar-a-Lago paid for it to be installed in 2017, the Sun-Sentinel reported at the time.
The Palm Beach Daily News said the community doesnt allow helicopters or helipads but made an exception for Trump during his presidency on the condition that it would be removed once his term was up.
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/trump-mar-a-lago-helipad-043104100.html
niyad
(113,552 posts)StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)And if it did, I have no doubt the federal government reimbursed the cost.
regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)We've seen Palm Beach already do nothing when he decided to simply ignore the agreed-upon deal that would prevent him from living at M-a-L permanently. Why would they fight this? And I'm guessing the helipad is psychologically important to the former Snowflake-in-Chief, because he can tell himself that it remains there for when he'll need it in his second term staring in 2025.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)in Mar-a-Loco's non-residency clause...Damn it!
From the linked article:
However, a memo by town attorney John C. Randolph obtained by The Washington Post says local regulations allow employees to reside at such properties.
Trump, as president of the company that owns the club, is considered an employee.
Trump had also promised town officials via his attorney in 1993 that he wouldnt live there ― but Randolph said that vow is not in the actual agreement and therefore isnt enforceable.