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Airport paint-center operator asks to buy building; county says staff will appraise and report back

6450411 · September 11, 2025
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Summary

The county received a request from the paint-center tenant at the county airport to purchase a 19,500-square-foot building. Commissioners asked staff to obtain an appraisal and ensure any sale would not delay the tenant’s planned new construction on adjacent leased land.

County staff told the board that the long-term lessee operating the paint center at the Okeechobee County Airport has asked to purchase the 19,500-square-foot building it occupies. The request came up during the Sept. 11 meeting; staff said the building needs significant maintenance — including a roof replacement estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars…

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