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Leon County authorizes chair to lead fairgrounds talks as county and North Florida Fair Association differ on land conveyance
Summary
The commission unanimously authorized the chair and county administrator to negotiate with the North Florida Fair Association after the association rejected staff lease-change proposals and asked for ownership of roughly 60 acres; staff outlined three options including continued lease, conditional conveyance with master plan, or seeking legislative restructuring of NFA governance.
Leon County commissioners on Wednesday directed the chairman to serve as the county’s negotiator with the North Florida Fair Association (NFA) after staff reported stalled talks over lease modifications and the association’s counterproposal asking for conveyance of roughly 60 acres.
County staff told the board the county owns about 120 acres currently leased to NFA for $1 a year through 2067 and that the lease restricts the county from making improvements without association…
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