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‘No’ to another pitch for sales tax increase Read more online

- Donna Masner, Hollywood Karen Galeassi, Fort Lauderdale John Simpson, Cooper City

Broward County commission­ers are at it again. The last time they wanted a penny increase, it was to pay for that debacle of buses that were going to have everyone inWeston, Southwest Ranches, Davie, and other places put their cars away. We all know how well that went over. We, the voters, voted that down, but commission­ers went ahead with it anyway. Now you are tearing up US 441/State Road 7 so all these new buses will take who to where?

Broward County is not a bus friendly county and it would be nice if commission­ers figured that out. I will not vote “Yes” to any penny increase for the boneheaded ideas commission­ers keep coming up with. SunSentine­l.com/opinion/ letters

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