A vote on changes to a city lien reduction program aimed at helping property and business owners was abruptly halted Tuesday when two Lauderdale Lakes city commissioners walked out of the meeting, leaving the commission without a quorum.
Proposed reforms spark tension on the dais
Vice Mayor Tycie Causwell and Commissioner Easton Harrison exited the meeting after raising concerns about the fairness and effectiveness of the proposed changes.
Their departure stopped the commission from voting on the plan, which some property owners had hoped would bring long-awaited relief from steep code enforcement fines.
“(Businesses applying) have to stay in compliance for six months before they can get into the program and by then said program won’t be around,” Harrison said during the meeting, calling the proposed revisions “ridiculous” and “unfair.”…