Bush Visit Costs Denver $57,500 In Police Duty [View All]

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City Does Not Expect To Be Reimbursed

DENVER -- President Bush's one-night fund-raising visit cost the city $57,500 for police protection and traffic direction, but the police chief doesn't expect to get a refund.

"A couple of times (in the past), we looked into trying to get reimbursed," Chief Gerald Whitman said Wednesday. "But, the answer you typically get is that you participate in federal grant programs, and a large part of that money you can use for overtime."

It cost an estimated $41,000 to assign on-duty and overtime officers for Bush's visit Tuesday. Officers directed traffic for Bush's motorcade and provided security at the Phipps Mansion, where he appeared at a fund-raiser that drummed up $2.2 million in campaign donations.

Police also provided security at the Brown Palace Hotel, where Bush stayed.

It cost $16,500 more for barricades, helicopter patrols and other details.
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