CLEWISTON — The Hendry County Board of Commissioners authorized staff to prepare a lease agreement with Two Peas Café LLC to occupy the space at the LaBelle Airport at their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10.

The county issued Request for Proposals (RFP) for lease of the space on July 22, 2026.

The current occupant of the space, Short Cakes, was notified that their lease would not be renewed with the county on June 22, 2026. Short Cakes was informed of the RFP and encouraged to submit a proposal in response. On Aug. 5, 2026, a pre-bid meeting was held with several interested vendors and Short Cakes, LLC was among them.

A ranking committee met on Nov. 3, to review the vendors, listen to their presentations, and rank them. Afterwards, the committee ranked the vendors based on criteria stated in the RFP and ranked Two Peas Cafe, LLC as the number one vendor.

Two Peas Café is already an established business in LaBelle that has proven to be a successful restaurant. They are expecting to take occupancy of the space and open the restaurant for business within four to six weeks. If Short Cakes vacates earlier than the lease date, it could be earlier.

The board voted an unanimously authorized staff to prepare a lease agreement with Two Peas Café LLC.