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Council asks city attorney for options after state bill would change airport governance

City Council (City of Naples) · March 16, 2026
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Summary

After discussion of Florida HB 4005, council directed staff to send a letter to the governor, requested 1‑on‑1 briefings with outside counsel and asked the city attorney to outline legal responses — including potential litigation or lease/ governance changes — if the bill becomes law.

Members of the Naples City Council used their March 16 workshop to raise urgent legal and policy questions after the state legislature approved a bill, reported in the meeting as HB 4005, that would alter airport authority governance and potentially broaden the pool of people eligible to govern the Naples Airport Authority.

Council members and members of the public said they were concerned that the bill would reduce the city’s influence over airport governance on city‑owned…

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