[Mishmash] Trump, city bring flag flap to close

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Trump, city bring flag flap to close 
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April 22, 2007

Palm Beach -- Donald Trump settled an ongoing legal dispute Saturday over a large flag flying at his Palm Beach club, Mar-A-Lago.

The six-month standoff ended as town officials agreed to a settlement that will lower the banner 10 feet and move it away from the ocean, The Palm Beach Post reported.

Trump filed a lawsuit against the town after authorities began fining him $1,250 a day for flying the 15-by-25-foot flag atop an 80-foot flagpole.

All fines will be dropped and Trump will contribute $100,000 to various charities for veterans of the war in Iraq, the American flag or veterans' hospitals.

Under the settlement, Trump also will drop a $25 million lawsuit against the town.

Trump's club hoisted the flag at the sprawling waterfront site in October. The town later gave him a deadline to remove the flag or apply for approvals.

Erin Ailworth, Martin E. Comas and Greg Miller of the Sentinel staff contributed to this report. Information from The Associated Press also was used. 

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