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Dear Mr. Lapp:

On behalf of the Hendry County Board of County Commissioners, you ask substantially the following questions:

1. May Hendry County sell its county-owned airport to a private party?

2. If so, must it sell the property using the competitive process prescribed in Chapter 125, Florida Statutes?

In sum:

1. Hendry County is authorized to sell the county-owned airport to a private party if the county commission makes a determination that the county no longer needs the property for aeronautic purposes. While such a determination apparently would trigger the reverter clause applicable to the…