The Brief
- Sheriff Grady Judd blasted Amendment 3, saying the effort to cut property taxes will harm public safety.
- He made his pointed comments while holding a press conference about the school bus crash in Lakeland that killed two.
- The sheriff said there is a way to have tax relief without harming public safety, but this was not necessarily well-thought-out.
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd came down hard on Amendment 3 following the school bus crash in Polk County that killed one student and the driver of another vehicle on Monday.
Amendment 3 public safety risks
What they’re saying:
Judd said the seamless response by numerous agencies would not have been possible without the funds that Amendment 3 would cut.
“Do you want us not to take care of your children as efficiently or effectively or as quickly?” Judd said.…