With an estimated $75 million price tag for Broward County Sheriff's Office's public safety services in 2026, the City of Deerfield Beach has hired the Center for Public Safety to look at the costs and required staffing for creating its own police and fire departments.

"People are concerned with financial transparency and the costs," said Stockton Reeves, Executive Director of the Center for Public Safety.

John Collins has lived here for about 20 years. He is open to either staying with BSO or starting a new police department .

"I want public safety," Collins said. "Whoever supplies it and does it the best at a cost that is reasonable, then that's who I think should be the agency that handles it."

Joshua Unseth owns a property in Deerfield Beach. He is open to the city havi

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