Formation of the Port Authority

By 1987, airport growth had been so rapid and the operation of the airport had become so involved and complicated, aviation matters required more time and attention than could be allocated during regular County Commission meetings. To solve this problem, on August 11, 1987, the Lee County Commissioners voted to establish a special committee to handle airport matters. They named themselves as its members.

The newly formed Board consisted of Bill Fussell, Chairman, Donald Slisher, Vice Chairman, Charles L. Bigelow, Jr., Porter J. Goss and Mary Ann Wallace. Each member was then to pick an advisor to form an Advisory Committee. This committee which had no voting powers, consisted of Heard M. Edwards, chairman; Malcolm Schroeder, vice chairman; Sam Comparetto, Brant Donalson and Howard Lang.

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