Thanks Maggie, Can you find any articles that show this fine golf course our Man of the people is spending the weekend gated in with the 1%ers
The White House has not said where Obama will stay on his weekend escape from Washington’s frigid weather, but local media reports said he, his wife and their two daughters would be staying at the Ocean Reef Club, a private membership club set on 2,500 tropical acres on the northern tip of Key Largo.
For avid golfers like Obama, the property boasts two championship 18-hole golf courses. The club also has a swimming lagoon, tennis courts, a spa and fitness center, a private airport and more than a dozen restaurants among its varied offerings
Described in a Miami Herald blog as “about as far away from middle class as you can get in Key Largo,” the Ocean Reef Club is home to some of the nation’s wealthiest families.
“Many of the club members don’t want their peaceful enclave to be disturbed by a man who will bring a flood of publicity, Secret Service and unwelcome visitors,” said a Sneed source. “And they have been very vocal about expressing their feelings to the Ocean Reef board.”
Added another Sneed source: “They don’t feel welcoming to someone who they feel disdains their largess and lifestyle.”
On Tuesday, Sneed tipped that a brace of helicopters would transport the president and his entourage to the wealthy gated community. Although the White House would not comment, an Ocean Reef board spokesman verified by phone that the president was coming.
On Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration issued temporary flight restrictions over Key Largo from Friday through Sunday so pilots will avoid the area, according to their website.
Five helicopters, 57 Secret Service agents? Obama’s trip to a posh golf club not many know about
A reader submits the following disclosure released by Ocean Reef Club, a country club, which very much unlike America’s 35 million food-stamp recipients, has roughly a $35 million net worth cutoff for members, who enjoy such amenities as 100 foot yachts, a private airport, and two golf courses. It is precisely in connection with golf that we see these very needy multi-millionaires follow in Wall Street’s footsteps and proceed to redistribute wealth away from those who actually work for their money, to those who merely use the dollar as a temporary (or otherwise) replacement for one-ply Cottonelle.
(more at link)
http://www.oceanreef.com/Membership/FAQ-1924.html
Do any famous people live or belong to the club?
One of the great features of a private club such as Ocean Reef is the privacy. Many of our members can come with their family and feel that they are home, away from prying eyes and curious onlookers. Someone famous, whether from business or entertainment is just like everyone else here at the club, a member.
http://www.mcor.org/Portals/0/Documents/MCOR_2011-12_Annual_Report.pdf
OCEAN REEF MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT OCEAN REEF 2011-2012 ANNUAL REPORT
Founders Recognition....................................................................11 Founders Society Contributors .................................................... 12 Annual Donors Recognition.........................................................22 Annual Contributors ..................................................................... 23