DC dropping $1.5 million on heated inauguration room – Washington Examiner
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DC dropping $1.5 million on heated inauguration room most council members aren’t using
Washington, D.C., is reportedly spending a significant amount of money for an inauguration viewing stand for local officials, but many may not use the costly heated platform.
Outside of the John A. Wilson Building, where the mayor’s office and the Council of the District of Columbia’s offices are, a viewing platform for district officials has nearly tripled in cost since the 2017 inauguration, according to a report from Axios. The viewing stand, including heated front-row seats, will cost $1.5 million despite several council members saying they would not attend the inauguration.
The 154-seat viewing stand is split between the mayor’s office and the council, with residents of the district able to request tickets from council members. In 2017, the Washington Post reported that the stand cost $419,560, significantly less than this year’s stand and that only three of the 13 council members planned to attend the parade. The mayor’s office attributed the uptick in cost to rising prices since the pandemic.
The members of the Council of the District of Columbia have not all made their plans known, but Chairman Phil Mendelson’s office told Axios that his staff does not plan to attend the parade, while council member Brooke Pinto told the outlet she would attend.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser will attend the parade, according to the report, after she met with President-elect Donald Trump last month ahead of his return to the district. Bowser and D.C. officials hope to find common ground between their interests and the incoming Trump administration.
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Jan. 20 will be the first regular inauguration since Trump’s in 2017 after several aspects of the swearing-in celebrations for President Joe Biden in 2021 were scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the afternoon, Trump will parade down Pennsylvania Avenue past the Wilson Building, following his swearing-in as the 47th president at noon on the west front of the Capitol.
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