No more presidential helipad at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

PALM BEACH, Florida. – Not that it was a problem, but now it is etched into the stone. There is no more presidential helipad in Mar-a-Lago.

An authorization was withdrawn on Tuesday by Pyramid Builders for “removing the existing helipad”, the only helipad in Palm Beach. The city does not allow non-emergency helicopters, but it made the exception after Trump was sworn in as president in 2017 to allow for £ 25,000. Marine One to park at the club for members only.

Municipal manager Kirk Blouin told Palm Beach Daily News that maintaining the helipad after the presidency was never a problem. He told the Daily News: “It seems to have been more controversial in media reports than in actual practice. They never asked to keep it, ”Blouin told the newspaper.

It is estimated that it will cost about $ 15,000 to remove it.

The Palm Beach City Landmark Preservation Commission approved the construction of the helipad in February 2017 based on the fact that it was for presidential use only, and approval would cease when Trump ceases to be president.

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There was dust when a Trump corporate helicopter, not the Marine One, was spotted in Mar-a-Lago in 2017.

In other news in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach was analyzing an agreement that Trump signed with the city, which regulated who could live at the resort. A lawyer’s review concluded that if Trump is considered an employee of the private club, the city’s zoning would allow him to live there, adding that the agreement does not specifically prohibit him from living there.

Trump bought Mar-a-Lago in 1985, turning it into a club in 1993. The city of Palm Beach will hear the review as part of the board meeting next Tuesday.