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The sheriffs on both ends of the Roaring Fork Valley expressed their displeasure Sunday about the impact and costs that Vice President Joe Biden’s short visit to Aspen this past weekend placed on their communities and agencies.

Helicopters buzzing above Aspen and multiple road closures along Highway 82 and Interstate 70 on Friday and Saturday accompanied Biden’s entourage, which involved a 40-car motorcade and at least nine local law enforcement agencies.

Biden, who stayed in town for less than 24 hours, was here to speak at a private event involving journalist Charlie Rose and other entities, according to sources.

“The responsible thing to do when big corporations invite him here is to consider the impact not only financially on a small county but also everyone here,” said Pitkin County Sheriff Joe DiSalvo.

He said he reached out to a representative who was working the event, Betsy McFadden, on Friday to ask the people behind the event to pay for the thousands of dollars it costs to have his deputies work overtime to protect the country’s second-in-command.

“I called her more or less to tell her what an impact it was,” he said, adding her response was “cool.” He said she deferred to the U.S. Secret Service as the agency responsible for the costs.

Still, DiSalvo said he plans to send an invoice to whoever is behind the event once the expenses his office incurred are finalized.

“I told her I would send an invoice [that reflected] the complementary services they received,” he said.

DiSalvo said he suggested to McFadden that, in the future, the event planners should donate to a local charity to offset the impacts it makes when it hosts high-profile politicians here.

“I hope they stand up,” DiSalvo said.

McFadden did not return a voicemail message seeking comment.

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