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Commission moves forward to let voters decide quarter‑penny health surtax after contentious hearing
Summary
After hours of public testimony and debate, the commission authorized the procedural steps to put a 0.25% five‑year healthcare sales surtax before voters while asking staff to refine ballot language, spending limits and indigent‑care guardrails.
The Broward County Commission on April 28 voted to take the steps needed to place a 0.25% sales surtax for a five‑year Broward County healthcare plan on the November ballot, following an unusually long public hearing filled with personal testimony, medical experts and faith leaders.
Mayor Mark D. Bogen framed the proposal as a voter decision to expand preventive screenings, increase access to diagnostics for uninsured and under‑insured residents and fund indigent care. Supporters — including medical leaders and representatives from Cleveland Clinic and other hospitals — described pilot screening programs…
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