ABERDEEN, Scotland, Nov. 20 Donald Trump's plan to build a luxury golf resort in the birthplace of golf inched forward Tuesday with approval from a county council in Scotland.
Members of the council voted 7-4 in favor of Trump's $2 billion project after a bitter 2 1/2-hour meeting, The Scotsman reported. Trump was not present, although he reportedly was receiving frequent updates from Aberdeenshire in New York.
John Loveday, a Liberal Democrat, lambasted Trump for demanding that plans for a wind farm be revised if they conflict with his resort.
"Basically, I think I have a problem with the applicant, Mr. Trump," Loveday said. "Right from the start I think the arrogance that was put forward has not made things very easy. This is the northeast of Scotland and the U.K., which is very different from the U.S."
George Sorial, Trump's managing director for international development, told Loveday he should be ashamed of making a personal attack.
The council said it has received almost 3,000 letters about the project, running about 2-1 in Trump's favor, as well as a petition opposing it with several hundred signatures.
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