The day after President Donald Trump visited Wildwood to hold his “Keep America Great Rally” at the Wildwoods Convention Center, the city returned to its quiet state, the way it usually is in late January.

Even though Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron was not invited to attend the rally, he was pleased with the city’s efforts. Byron said on Tuesday he wasn’t invited after he told NJ Advance Media that he’d be requesting the local Republican party refund the city for its expenses.

“I think this city represented itself very well,” Byron said. “I think anybody who came here felt safe. In the national spotlight, we shined.”

The mayor said there were no arrests. As for the trash and its removal, Byron said the city was not responsible for providing a specific amount of trash cans or portable bathrooms for the event, and that the Trump campaign was.

“People were calling us about port-a-potties, and they were running out of paper and stuff,” Byron told NJ Advance Media. “That was on the promoter, which was the President. The Secret Service, you don’t put out a trash can or port-a-potty out there that they do not have to check. You could not have people going out there and empty the trash cans because you cannot get on the site without clearance.”

See photos from the massive crowds of people waiting in line

Convention Center crews began working Tuesday night to clean up the area. At 7 a.m., both the convention center workers and Wildwood Public Works employees began finishing the work, with everything cleared by noon Wednesday. The parking lot had to be cleared for an event being held Wednesday night.

Byron added that in addition to the convention center parking lot area, public works was also cleaning up trash within a six-block radius of the convention center.

The total expenses for Tuesday’s event will not be known for about a month as Wildwood departments and other law enforcement agencies finalize the amount to be paid for providing security and other event-related items.

The mayor added that he’ll still ask the local GOP for reimbursement once those figures are calculated.

“The president is welcome back at any time,” the mayor said. “We certainly enjoyed his visit.”

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Chris Franklin can be reached at cfranklin@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @cfranklinnews or on Facebook. Have a tip? Tell us. nj.com/tips.

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