After six sewer breaks in three weeks, Fort Lauderdale is at ‘tipping point’

The city continues to raid its water and sewer funds to balance the city’s budget, using the dollars to pay for police, fire, parks and other services without raising the city’s property tax rate — instead of using the money for needed water and sewer repairs. The commission has reduced the amount of money being diverted from about $20 million a year to $10 million a year, but it has not eliminated the transfers completely.