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Michael Don GARSON and Allen Y. Delaney, Appellants, v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ALACHUA COUNTY, Florida; Alachua General Hospital, Inc.; SantaFe Healthcare, Inc.; and Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc., Appellees. Dwight Adams; Allen Y Delaney; Michael Don Garson; Gary R. Junior; Roy Huntsman; W.E. “Mac” McEachern; and Jane Walker, Appellants, v. Board of County Commissioners of Alachua County, Florida; Alachua General Hospital, Inc.; SantaFe Healthcare, Inc.; and Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc., Appellees.
    Nos. 1D00-2815, 1D00-2829.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
    July 24, 2001.
    Rehearing Denied Aug. 28, 2001.
    Joseph W. Little, Gainesville, Attorney for Appellants.
    Robert M. Ott, County Litigation Attorney, Gainesville, Attorney for Appellee Board of County Commissioners of Ala-chua County.
    Stephen H. Grimes, of Holland & Knight, LLP, Tallahassee; Scott D. Makar and Craig D. Feiser of Holland & Knight, LLP, Jacksonville, Attorneys for Appellees Alachua General Hospital, Inc. and San-taFe Healthcare, Inc.
    William E. Kuntz and Earl E. Googe, Jr. of Smith, Hulsey & Busey, Jacksonville, Attorneys for Appellee Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc.
   PER CURIAM.

Before us are two consolidated cases concerning the sale of Alachua General Hospital.

We affirm all issues raised in both appeals. In Case 1D00-2829, Appellants have failed to demonstrate any special injury, and therefore only have standing to raise the issue of whether the sale of Alachua General Hospital violated Article VII, section 10 of the Florida Constitution. We hold that the sale was constitutional because the only bonds issued in connection with this transaction were revenue bonds, which do not pledge the full faith and credit of the State of Florida or Alachua County. See Linscott v. Orange Co. Indus. Dev. Auth., 443 So.2d 97 (Fla.1983). Because the 1983 conveyance of Alachua General Hospital involved no obligation of public funds and no use of public credit, no violation of Article VII, section 10, of the Florida Constitution occurred.

As to all other issues raised in Cases 1D00-2815 and 1D00-2829, we affirm.

AFFIRMED.

BOOTH, KAHN and PADOVANO, JJ., concur.