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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
03/31/2006	Jack McConnell First Minister, Good for Torisums	"His proposals recognise that Scotland is indeed the home of golf"
03/31/2006	Donald Trump announces purchase of Menie Dunes	Donald Trump purchases Menie Dunes to develop "worlds best golf course" "I have never seen such an unspoilt and dramatic sea side landscape and the location makes it perfect for our development" - Donald Trump
09/27/2007	Public meeting for planning process	A public debate on Donald Trump’s proposed £1bn golf resort in Aberdeenshire attracted about 200 people
11/04/2007	Government get involved in unprecedented move	“Ministers recognise that the application raises issues of importance that require consideration at a national level."
11/20/2007	Council backs scheme	The scale of the economic prize resulting from this investment fits well within the region’s economic ambitions.
11/29/2007	Council rejects on final decision	Decision taken by chairman Martin Ford “There is no doubt in my mind that the council has been bullied over the last few days and that has caused us immense difficulties.” - M Ford
12/09/2007	First MInister Alex Salmond met with Trump despite being forbidden to get involved in planning process	Alex Salmond met with Trump despite being forbidden to get involved in planning process. "As first minister I have been advised to make no public statement either for or against the proposed development, and I have abided by that to the letter"
12/09/2007	Concern over First Minister meeting Trump	“There are a huge number of questions here and it does smell, I’m afraid.” - Lib Dem Aberdeenshire MSP Mike Rumbles, commenting on Firat minister meeting trump.
12/12/2007	Martin Ford gets sacked	Maritn Ford was unseat as chair in an emergency meeting of the Aberdeen Council with a vote of 26 to 10 though 29 members refrained from voting
12/16/2007	National government undermine local Council decision by dealing with decision nationally	“We might have had a position of a major development being turned down unintentionally by a council after the local committee was in favour, the infrastructure committee was against and, quite clearly, members of the council wanted to revisit the issue,” the first minister said."
12/19/2007	First Minister called to appear at committee probe into business dealings	"As first minister I have been advised to make no public statement either for or against the proposed development, and I have abided by that to the letter"
11/03/2008	National government overturn the decision and grant permission for trump to build	First Minister Alex Salmond hailed the news project creating of 6,000 possible jobs.
11/03/2008	Objections from Green Party MSP	"We can only hope that the current economic crisis tears a hole in his business plan, and that he fails to get the money he needs to fund the project. Even the credit crunch must surely have a silver lining."
09/29/2009	Martin Ford proposes motion to ban use of CPOs for residents asked to move
10/01/2009	Aberdeenshire Council discuss using CPO on home owners	Aberdeenshire Council discuss compulsory purchase powers against the owners of four homes on the Menie estate. Trump says these properties are “critical” to his controversial plans for two championship golf courses, 1450 homes and a 450-bed hotel.
10/10/2009	Anti CPO motion is rejected by council	Anti CPO motion is rejected by council after 15000 signiture petition presented by david milne “We do not have a detailed report before us and we are not in the position to make a decision today. It would not be appropriate to make that decision without all of the facts.”