ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - The Pitkin County sheriff says his office and Aspen police spent around 50-thousand dollars related to the Iraqi president's visit last weekend.
Jalal Talabani (jahl-LAHL' tahl-ah-BAH'-nee) was attending a conference held by the investment firm Forstmann Little and Company. Officers and deputies helped the Secret Service scout and secure spots where Talabani stayed or appeared.
Sheriff Bob Braudis says more than 13-hundred staff hours were spent on the visit. In addition, about nine-thousand dollars of food was provided to staff on Talabani detail.
Also, Aspen streets superintendent Jerry Nye says his department spent about 13-hundred dollars for 34 hours of staff time on roadblocks for Talabani's motorcade.
Jalal Talabani (jahl-LAHL' tahl-ah-BAH'-nee) was attending a conference held by the investment firm Forstmann Little and Company. Officers and deputies helped the Secret Service scout and secure spots where Talabani stayed or appeared.
Sheriff Bob Braudis says more than 13-hundred staff hours were spent on the visit. In addition, about nine-thousand dollars of food was provided to staff on Talabani detail.
Also, Aspen streets superintendent Jerry Nye says his department spent about 13-hundred dollars for 34 hours of staff time on roadblocks for Talabani's motorcade.