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riversedge

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Sun Jun 28, 2026, 05:58 AM 11 hrs ago

Donald Trump's golf club seeks approval for 11,330-square-foot expansion, and it has little to do with golf [View all]

Source: msn



Story by Sneha Abraham • 7h

A golf club applying for a building expansion is not unusual. But when the club belongs to the sitting U.S. president, and the addition is not a fairway, the application is anything but routine.

Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., has filed an application to add an 11,330-square-foot ballroom and covered rooftop terrace to its clubhouse.

A Golfweek report published on June 24 stated that the Bedminster Township Land Use Board will discuss an application from Lamington Farm Club LLC, the company that runs Trump National Golf Club on Lamington Road, at its August 13 meeting.

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The project must meet several requirements before it can move ahead. According to Golfweek, a review by Boswell, the township’s engineering firm, found that the proposed ballroom expansion would increase sewage flow and require approval from the state Department of Environmental Protection.

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The application for the Bedminster project comes at a time when Trump’s separate ballroom project at the White House is also dealing with legal and financial issues....................

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/donald-trump-s-golf-club-seeks-approval-for-11-330-square-foot-expansion-and-it-has-little-to-do-with-golf/ar-AA26Hmot?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=6a40ebdfc4694ce5a7abd919028b8ad6&ei=8



Another Trump ballroom.

Construction cannot begin until the permits are approved, and that process could take between nine and 12 months. The club will also need to build a larger sewage treatment facility near the tennis courts on its property.

www.msn.com/en-us/sports...

Construction cannot begin until the permits are approved, and that process could take between nine and 12 months. The club will also need to build a larger sewage treatment facility near the tennis courts on its property.

www.msn.com/en-us/sports...

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We ARE NOT FU@#ing Paying for it! PuraVidaDreamin 10 hrs ago #1
Yep. And he probably plans to entertain there at taxpayer expense. Lonestarblue 10 hrs ago #5
Best little whorehouse... ananda 9 hrs ago #14
Just like Mar A Lago; he's made MILLIONS off of US by hosting there. Callie1979 1 hr ago #32
At least we'll know, under which cement structure Ivana is buried. 3Hotdogs 10 hrs ago #7
Trump wants his name on everything... GiqueCee 10 hrs ago #2
;-{) THEN THIS Goonch 10 hrs ago #3
This is not accurate. There needs to be a fat slob on a green, along with the golf cart ON the green. 3Hotdogs 10 hrs ago #8
Can't believe he left the clubhouse white instead of gold. KS Toronado 10 hrs ago #9
;-{) Case is on Supreme Court Docket Goonch 6 hrs ago #25
Construction cannot begin until all permits are issued AverageOldGuy 10 hrs ago #4
This is New Jersey, so they slow walk it dave99 10 hrs ago #6
The must be Trump's plan B for his eternal shrine. If they don't stuff the corpse under glass and display it Vinca 9 hrs ago #10
What is it about ballrooms with this guy? The Madcap 9 hrs ago #11
Members of the Post family must talk to him at night Bengus81 9 hrs ago #13
We've seen him dance Bayard 5 hrs ago #27
OH GOD WHY Callie1979 1 hr ago #33
I was just wondering the same thing. calimary 1 hr ago #31
Are.You.Fuckkking.Kidding.Me??? IcyPeas 9 hrs ago #12
America's Mobutu peppertree 5 hrs ago #26
After he leaves office, he will still be entitled to Secret Service protection. Tanuki 8 hrs ago #15
congress can and shoul remove it moonshinegnomie 8 hrs ago #17
As is Joe Biden. You can later decline it as Biden did as VP Bengus81 6 hrs ago #24
Joe Biden didn't add an 11,330 ft ballroom to his residence. Tanuki 17 min ago #38
Thats why he only lived at his resorts when he was out of office; the grift. Callie1979 1 hr ago #34
trump is a convicted felon moonshinegnomie 8 hrs ago #16
oh, HE doesnt own them. A COMPANY does! Callie1979 1 hr ago #35
Is it possible that his entire WH project is an effort to sweep the costs of his NJ ballroom under the rug? Bristlecone 8 hrs ago #18
I'm sure that's why the inflated no-bid reflecting pool contract Tanuki 11 min ago #39
At least we know where the Whitehouse "ballroom" overcosts will be used. Buddyzbuddy 8 hrs ago #19
What is this dude's obsession with freaking ballrooms??? RazorbackExpat 8 hrs ago #20
He's going to build his own ballroom! This is nuts .... FakeNoose 7 hrs ago #21
"The club will also need to build a larger sewage treatment facility" chouchou 7 hrs ago #22
The answer is "Yes." The Madcap 5 hrs ago #28
So that is why the WH ballroom kacekwl 6 hrs ago #23
Room for more burial plots? Pinback 3 hrs ago #29
Trump wants to be the belle of the ball Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 3 hrs ago #30
The Great Fatsby The Madcap 1 hr ago #36
Hey, MSN... OldBaldy1701E 22 min ago #37
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