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Begging, vending ban coming to 20 major intersections in Broward

Twenty of the busiest intersections in Broward County may soon be off limits to peddlers and beggars.

Broward County commissioners will decide Tuesday whether to join the chorus of those who want drivers to no longer be hit up for cash by someone whose cardboard sign says he is hungry, no longer asked to drop bills into a fireman's boot, no longer offered a bouquet of roses for $10.

If five of nine county commissioners say yes, soliciting will be illegal at the 20 high-volume intersections, from Griffin Road to State Road 84 to Broward and Sunrise boulevards.