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Resident urges Coconut Creek to endorse 'Medicare for All' resolution at commission meeting
Summary
Tammy Littery used the public comment period to urge the commission to adopt a Medicare for All resolution, citing national medical bankruptcy statistics and naming Florida municipalities that previously approved similar resolutions; she delivered a signed resolution to staff.
During the non‑agenda public comment period, resident Tammy Littery urged the commission to support a taxpayer‑funded Medicare for All system that she said would include vision, dental, hearing, long‑term care and prescription coverage and would eliminate medical debt. Littery, who identified herself as a former health‑care provider, cited national statistics and listed Florida municipalities that she said have adopted similar resolutions and asked the commission to sign the resolution she brought to the meeting.
The commission thanked Littery for her comments; no formal action on the proposal was taken at the meeting.
