Opinion No.

The Honorable Lonnie P. Clark State Representative P.O. Box 307 Berryville, AR 72616

Dear Representative Clark:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on several questions concerning the lease of county owned real property. Specifically, you have asked the following questions:

1) Who is authorized to make long term (forty year) leases of county owned real property to private corporations?

2) Can an elected county judge make long term commercial leases of county owned real property to private corporations?

3) What mechanisms must be established in order for counties to make long term…