Sunday, January 19, 2020

Jersey Shore knows what's coming

A recently elected mayor of a Jersey Shore resort town said the city will refuse to incur any costs associated with an upcoming Trump campaign rally.

Pete Byron, the Democratic mayor of Wildwood, N.J., told NJ.com that he’s asked his public works department to keep tabs of any extra costs incurred during the rally, scheduled for Jan. 28. He plans to pass the tab to the local Republican Party.

“Do I think that our taxpayers should foot the bill for this? Absolutely not," he said. "I will do my best to get a final tally, and I will certainly pass that on to the local Republican organization, and I hope that we get some sort of reimbursement for the event.”

  The Hill
Don't hold your breath. The only way to avoid costs is to not provide policing services.  And even at that, I don't know what you do about clean-up afterward.  He's going to cost you.
Ten U.S. cities have said the Trump campaign never reimbursed them for public safety costs associated with his campaign rallies. These costs often aren’t negotiated in a contract but are incurred as the city deploys resources as needed.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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