TRUMP'S PLAN GETS THUMBS DOWN FROM
ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL
Donald Trump's application to build two golf courses, a 450-bedroom hotel and umpteen villas and holiday homes on the Menie Estate at Balmedie was turned down by the Aberdeenshire Council's infrastructure committee earlier today - on the casting vote of the chairman after a 7-7 deadlock.
Trump aide George Sorial argued that the decision was bad news for the region's economy.
"It is our position that the council has failed to adequately represent the voice and opinion of the people of Aberdeen and the shire who are ultimately the losers here."
He added: "I think it sends out a devastating message that if you want to do big business, don't do it in the north-east of Scotland."
Mr Trump, speaking from his New York office, said he was very disappointed at the decision but refused to comment on whether he would now appeal to the Scottish Office.
ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL
Donald Trump's application to build two golf courses, a 450-bedroom hotel and umpteen villas and holiday homes on the Menie Estate at Balmedie was turned down by the Aberdeenshire Council's infrastructure committee earlier today - on the casting vote of the chairman after a 7-7 deadlock.
Trump aide George Sorial argued that the decision was bad news for the region's economy.
"It is our position that the council has failed to adequately represent the voice and opinion of the people of Aberdeen and the shire who are ultimately the losers here."
He added: "I think it sends out a devastating message that if you want to do big business, don't do it in the north-east of Scotland."
Mr Trump, speaking from his New York office, said he was very disappointed at the decision but refused to comment on whether he would now appeal to the Scottish Office.
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