▁Ever gl ades ▁Club ▁has ▁nearly ▁ 1 , 0 0 0   members . ▁The ▁club , ▁which ▁is ▁very ▁exclusive , ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁website ▁and ▁prohib its ▁cell ph ones . ▁Mar - a - L ago ▁is ▁ 1 2 6 - room , ▁ 6 2 , 5 0 0 - square - foot ▁( 5 , 8 1 0   m 2 ) ▁m ansion ▁that ▁features ▁many ▁hotel - style ▁amen ities . ▁Bu ilt ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁General ▁Food s ▁and ▁Post ▁C ere als ▁he ir ess ▁Mar jor ie ▁Mer ri we ather ▁Post ▁originally ▁owned ▁the ▁estate , ▁but ▁w illed ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government ▁prior ▁to ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁in ▁hopes ▁that ▁the ▁residence ▁would ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁Winter ▁White ▁House . ▁Mar - a - L ago ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Post ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁before ▁being ▁sold ▁to ▁future ▁United ▁States ▁president ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁for ▁approximately ▁$ 1 0   mill ion . ▁ ▁Government ▁ ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁oper ates ▁under ▁a ▁council – manager ▁form ▁of ▁government . ▁The ▁town ' s ▁legisl ative ▁body , ▁the ▁town ▁council , ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁five ▁members , ▁who ▁serve ▁two - year ▁terms ▁and ▁seek ▁office ▁in ▁st agger ed , ▁at - large , ▁non - part