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Presidential visits in Loudoun County costing taxpayers
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Residents of a Loudoun County neighborhood say repeated visits by President Donald Trump to his golf club in Sterling have disrupted their day-to-day. People who live in the Lowes Island community near Trump National Golf Club, said the neighborhood has been shut down four times since January, preventing anyone from entering or leaving their homes.
Loudoun County officials are now evaluating the financial toll of providing security assistance during Trump's visits. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, which has coordinated with the U.S. Secret Service, said the costs are putting a strain on its overtime budget.
"We are not being reimbursed for that," said Lt. Col. Christopher Sawyer during a recent Loudoun County Board of Supervisors meeting.
Julie Briskman chair of the county's finance committee, has requested a detailed report on how much the county has spent on these visits. She said she wants to look at where things are with overtime, and how far over the LCSO is in terms of manpower.
"So that we can have a real conversation about what this is costing the county and the county taxpayers," said Briskman.