Voters in Whitewater take to the polls November 8th to decide whether to keep the full-time paid-on-premise firefighter EMT model that’s been in place since June.
Interim City Manager John Weidl says for decades, fire and EMS response relied on a paid-on-call staffing model which no longer provides an adequate level of service.
Weidl says because the City has seen $75 million in growth to the tax base over the last year, most property owners will see their taxes decrease next year, even IF the $1.1 million fire and EMS referendum is approved.
If the referendums pass, the majority of Walworth County property owners can expect to see an estimated $202 reduction in net annual property taxes per $100,000 assessed value and the majority of Jefferson County property owners can expect to see a $242 reduction in net annual property taxes per $100,000 assessed value.
