Golfers sue over Trump's overhaul of 100-year-old public course so it doesn't become 'another private playground for the privileged and powerful' | Fortune

"Two golfers in Washington, D.C., sued the federal government on Friday to try to prevent the Trump administration from overhauling a more than 100-year-old public golf course, accusing the administration of violating environmental laws and polluting a park that is on the National Register of Historic Places. The suit is the latest in a series of legal battles challenging President Donald Trump's extraordinary efforts to put his mark on public spaces in the nation's capitol, including shuttering the Kennedy Center."

"The complaint filed against the Department of the Interior on Friday says that the Trump administration's reconstruction of East Potomac Park - which includes the East Potomac Golf Course - would violate the congressional act that created the park in 1897. The roughly 130-year-old act established the park for the "recreation and the pleasure of the people.""

"The golf course, which has since been recognized on the National Register of Historic Places in part for its efforts to racially integrate in the 1940s. Municipal golf courses make up only 18% of courses in America. "East Potomac Golf Links is a testament to what's possible with public land and why public spaces matter," said Washington resident and plaintiff Dave Roberts. "It deserves better than becoming a dumping ground for waste and yet another private playground for the privileged and powerful.""

Two golfers sued the federal government to stop the Trump administration from overhauling East Potomac Park and its more-than-100-year-old public golf course. The complaint accuses the administration of violating environmental laws and polluting a park listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The lawsuit joins other legal challenges to administration projects affecting public spaces, including actions involving the Kennedy Center and a proposed White House East Wing ballroom. The complaint argues reconstruction would violate the 1897 congressional act that established the park for "recreation and the pleasure of the people." The golf course was recognized for racial integration in the 1940s. A plaintiff said the course demonstrates the value of public land and must not become a private playground or dumping ground.

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