Overview
- The Town of Palm Beach Landmark Preservation Commission voted to allow a 60‑foot helipad with a walkway and lighting on Mar‑a‑Lago’s west lawn, with one dissenting vote from commissioner Alexander Ives.
- Plans call for a sidewalk connection and lighting that could enable night operations, which has led nearby residents to raise noise and late‑night disturbance concerns.
- Mar‑a‑Lago will fund the project and representatives say the helipad will be removed at the end of the president’s current term.
- The approval enables Mar‑a‑Lago to apply for a building permit, and no construction start date has been announced.
- In a separate development, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy Sedrick J. Allen pleaded guilty to DUI in 2024, received probation and other sanctions, and remains employed, the sheriff’s office confirmed.