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)

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 expres...

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