County taking LSHA question to voters

Hospital authority future set to be on Nov. ballot for non-binding vote.

Lake Shore Hospital Authority Accountant Richard Powell explains the circumstances of the county potentially taking over the authority during Thursday’s County Commission meeting. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
Lake Shore Hospital Authority Accountant Richard Powell explains the circumstances of the county potentially taking over the authority during Thursday’s County Commission meeting. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia County may be ready to pull the plug on a local taxing authority.

The Board of County Commissioners met Thursday to discuss the fate of the Lake Shore Hospital Authority. The board had origina…