The existing public facility closes on Nov 15 and reopens in approximately 15 months. The lauch of the detailed plan follows a legal dispute in which government attorneys told the court the redevelopment remained conceptual. Outgoing press secretary Katie Zacharia previously drew scrutiny for posting doctored photos of the president's desk that blurred out the very map now being released to the public.
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Trump DC Golf Layout Erases Hains Point Public Lands
US Politics2 days ago
A transformation of the East Potomac course into a professional facility will involve removing the peninsula's main loop road, bicycle lanes, and biking and picnic trails. Secretary Bergum and the Department of the Interior will oversee the construction of the championship-level course designed by Tom Fazio, which the newly released map shows will also eliminate historic mini-golf, cherry trees and memorial spaces at Hains Point.
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