Fort Lauderdale mayors race is up to voters in 2024 election NBC 6 South Florida [Video]

Leadership is on the ballot in Fort Lauderdale, where voters will decide if the city needs a new mayor.

Dean Trantalis has held the post for seven years and he’s looking to serve a final four-year term.

“The things that we have done over the last seven years, I wish we could have done faster,” Trantalis said. “When I first became mayor, we had to change the culture in the administration. We had to stop robbing the water and sewer funds and start investing in our communities,  and that is what we did. We reversed the trend.” 

Flooding and homelessness are two big issues facing people and politicians in Fort Lauderdale.

Some say downtown, the beaches and eastern communities get attention.

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Candidate Barbra Stern says entire neighborhoods, especially in the west, are being neglected.

“I am happy that …