Palm Beach County commissioners Tuesday voted 4-2 to ask voters in November to approve a $200 million bond issue to address the county鈥檚 housing affordability crisis. At the same time, a proposed $100 million water bond issue was voted down 6-0.
Commissioners Melissa McKinlay and Maria Marino voted against the housing bond issue. County Mayor Robert Weinroth and Commissioners Dave Kerner, Gregg Weiss and Mack Bernard supported it.
鈥淭his is a crisis we need to address,鈥� said Bernard of the lack of affordable housing in Palm Beach County. 鈥淥ur county workers, police officers, fire fighters and teachers cannot afford to live here.鈥�
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