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Lauderhill commission narrowly approves clinical-trials site on State Road 7 after extended debate
Summary
The City Commission approved a special-exception use allowing 4 41 Clinical Trials to operate a clinical-research site at 2451 N. State Road 7, with a close 3–2 vote after commissioners and residents questioned patient safety, staffing, consent and oversight.
The Lauderhill City Commission approved a special-exception use that will allow 4 41 Clinical Trials to operate a clinical-research site at 2451 North State Road 7 after a contested public hearing and extended commissioner questioning.
The vote on the application was 3–2. Commissioners approved the site-specific special-exception application that puts a clinical research presence — which the applicants described as a small outpatient site for phase‑2/3/4 studies — in an existing retail plaza located immediately north of Harney Rains Village Center.
Supporters argued the site will bring research access and potential treatments to local patients who meet study criteria. Applicant Molly DuBris, a local health‑care entrepreneur, said the business will provide screening, informed consent, and regulated enrollment for trials chosen and…
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