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Hospital board seeks county support for local bill to authorize sale or lease of hospital district assets

Highlands County Board of County Commissioners · November 18, 2025
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Summary

Representatives of the Highlands County Hospital District asked the commission for consensus to support a local bill that would permit sale or lease of the hospital and clarify how sale proceeds could be used for local health services; commissioners gave consensus to move the bill forward to bill drafting.

Representatives of the Highlands County Hospital District told the county commission they have pursued a local bill that would tailor state law to allow the district to sell or lease the county hospital and to direct proceeds toward local health services.

A hospital district representative, identified in the meeting as Mr. Harris, said the district’s…

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