President Obama Headed to Greenwich for Fund-Raising Dinner

Greenwich is preparing for another presidential visit Tuesday night as President Barack Obama is scheduled to attend a $10,000 a plate fund-raising dinner in the town’s backcountry.

Obama is scheduled attend the benefit for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee hosted by long-time Democratic supporters Richard and Ellen Schapps Richman. The affair will be held at the couple’s estate in the gated community of Conyers Farms on North Street. Tickets start at $10,000.

The Richmans hosted a $30,000 a plate benefit for Obama back in 2010. And Tuesday’s presidential visit follows a third visit to Connecticut by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday in support of Greenwich Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley.

The Obama visit culminates an afternoon of presidential campaign fund-raising in New York City. It was unclear whether Obama would be flying into Westchester County Airport, on the Greenwich border. However, residents report that daily air traffic in the area was unusually light Tuesday.

According to the White House Press Office, the President is expected to arrive and give remarks in Greenwich at 6:40 p.m., which will be open to pool reporters only. He is scheduled to leave JFK International Airport in New York at 8:05 p.m., arriving back at Andrews Air Force Base at 9 p.m.

Greenwich Police would not comment on the impact the President’s visit would have on local traffic, referring all questions to the White House, which did not provide that information.

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