Collier County lawmakers have advanced legislation to change the course of Naples airport oversight.

Rep. Adam Botana , a Bonita Springs Republican, presented a local bill to the Collier County legislative delegation that would restructure the Naples Airport Authority ( NAA ) as an elected body rather than Naples City Council members appointing its members.

“This is the homiest of home rule because it gives it to the people,” Botana said.

The delegation voted 4-0 to advance the legislation. It will now be filed as a bill and directed to appropriate committees during the Regular Session.

Botana’s bill would also require all members of the authority to be Collier County residents, with three of five living in the city and the other two in the county.

City officials painted the

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