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Lawsuit: Obama visit caused $676K in airport damage
President Barack Obama's entourage for a 2010 visit to Massachusetts caused $676,048 in damage to Marlborough Airport — and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has refused to compensate the company that runs the field, a suit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court alleges. (www.bizjournals.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
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What would Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife do if this happened at the Mayberry Airport? Sounds like a job for Otis Campbell. He would take care of the problem appropriately. Gaaulee!
You forgot old Goober in your fabulous comment
Well, they asked but the article didn't say how quick after the visit. A year and a half on the lawsuit is a stretch.
How do they come up with a figure for the damages? Seems to me that would be to conduct the repair. The figure was pretty precise. Does a year and a half seem excessive to do the repair?
One of the early articles on this indicate the damage was not to grass but to the runway and taxiways where a deep groove in the asphalt was left sufficient to cause substantial damage to the gear on light aircraft. The early estimates to repair the damage were considerably less so it would be interesting to see the breakdown of the costs.
We should feel sorry not just for the guy and his wife that own the place but for the taxpayer that funded six helos and an assortment of back up vehicles including a foam truck, armoured limos etc.
We should feel sorry not just for the guy and his wife that own the place but for the taxpayer that funded six helos and an assortment of back up vehicles including a foam truck, armoured limos etc.