After weeks of review and civic dissension, it seems the town of Palm Beach will allow former President Trump to continue to reside at Mar-a-Lago.
The statement comes as a bit of a shock after assurances from nearby homeowners such as Glenn Zeitz, who told the Washington Post in December,
“There’s absolutely no legal theory under which he can use that property as both a residence and a club…Basically, he’s playing a dead hand.”
The resolution comes weeks after Trump skipped Inauguration Day and vacated the White House to his Florida escape, presumably with plans to stay.
It also follows a history of fellow residents and concerned town members raising concern and taking issue with the Trump family and their presence in Palm Beach.
In 1993, after striking a deal with the town to turn the residential mansion into a club, the agreement limited Trump’s stay to seven consecutive days, or 21 days per year.
The amount of time Trump and his wife had spent at the estate following his departure from the White House had surpassed the terms from the 28-year agreement, so the residents of Palm Beach brought the attention up for legal review.
The agreement also included stipulations such as there could be no more than 500 members, as well as rules for parking and traffic, that residents say the Trumps commonly flouted or disregarded, according to Forbes.
There have, however, been plans set in motion to remove the helipad from Mar-a-Lago now that Trump is no longer in office.
The removal will cost $15,000, according to Fox News.
The permit to demolish was pulled on Tuesday, as reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. Town Manager Kirk Blouin says the removal has nothing to do with recent events, though, and there were always plans to remove it once he left office.
