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Trump administration terminates lease agreements at three public golf courses washingtona move that provides the president Donald Trump It’s an additional opportunity to make your mark in another part of the nation’s capital.
The National Links Trust, a nonprofit that has operated three public courses in Washington on federal land for the past five years, said Wednesday that the Interior Department has terminated its 50-year lease agreement. The Interior Department said it was terminating the lease because the nonprofit did not implement required capital improvements and failed to meet the terms of the lease.
While it’s unclear what the Trump administration’s plans for the golf course are, the move provides an opportunity for Trump, whose private company develops numerous golf courses in the U.S. and overseas, to recreate the Overlook golf course. potomac river in Rock Creek Park and a black Golf History.
Officials from the National Links Trust said in a statement they were “shocked” by the decision to end the lease and defended their management of the course. They said $8.5 million has been spent on capital improvements at the stadium, and the number of games and revenue have more than doubled during their tenure managing the stadium. The nonprofit has agreed to continue managing the courses for the time being, but long-term renovations will be halted.
Officials added: “While this termination is a significant setback, we remain doggedly hopeful that we can find a path forward to preserve affordable and accessible public golf courses in the nation’s capital for future generations.”
The Interior Department’s decision comes as Trump is reshaping civic space in Washington and deploying National Guard members to the streets to protect public safety. this kennedy center Trump’s name was added this month after the center’s board of directors, which is made up of Trump appointees, voted to change the name of the performing arts space designated by Congress as the John F. Kennedy Memorial. Trump is also in the midst of a construction project to build a ballroom in the East Wing of the White House that he has given his name to the United States Institute of Peace.