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Mar-a-Lago Neighbors Discover Costs of Trump’s Visits

posted onFebruary 20, 2017

Article snippet: Photo Jonathan Miller, whose company, Stellar Aviation Group, runs Palm Beach County Park Airport said he had lost $30,000 with each of the president’s visits. Credit Josh Ritchie for The New York Times PALM BEACH, Fla. — For some of the businesses and government agencies that surround President Trump’s “Winter White House,” the effects of his frequent weekend getaways to Mar-a-Lago can best be told in numbers.■ $200,000 in lost fuel sales at a large local airport in a single four-day visit this month.■ 75 no-shows at a new restaurant in just one night.■ $60,000 a day to pay overtime to sheriff’s deputies who guard the many closed roads, a tab that is about $1.5 million over all since the election.■ 250 private flights grounded every day.A month into his presidency, Mr. Trump arrived at Mar-a-Lago, his private club here, for a third weekend in a row this Presidents’ Day weekend. For the locals, that’s at least three days of clogged roads and strict security protocols that hurt local businesses and frustrate residents. Continue reading the main story Link to the full article to read more

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