Hospital Authority future could go to ballot

County debating referendum on need for taxing authority.

Commissioner Tim Murphy, a former Lake Shore Hospital Authority board member, said Thursday that it’s time the taxpayers of Columbia County decide if the authority is still needed. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
Commissioner Tim Murphy, a former Lake Shore Hospital Authority board member, said Thursday that it’s time the taxpayers of Columbia County decide if the authority is still needed. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia County residents may be asked this fall if they want to see the Lake Shore Hospital Authority go away.

During a workshop Thursday afternoon, the Columbia County Commission expressed a desire t…