Village of Mazomanie Eliminates First Shift Police Officer Due to Costs
VOL. 3, WK. 42 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019 $1.00 Village of Mazomanie eliminates Sauk City debates passing wheel tax first shift police officer due to costs Village president says they are short on revenue Levy stays the same, last year’s flood losses offset gains, police contract price increases by JOE BLOCK, Editor Dane County just initiated a and KARA O’KEEFFE, wheel tax, and Prairie du Sac Contributing Writer and Lodi have one as well. Department to effect cost “Beginning in 2020 the vil- tions. The letter, from Village by JOE BLOCK According to Anderson, the Editor savings of $145,000 in con- lage will contract, at a cost not Attorney William Cole, read The question of whether to tax will generate “about an tracted policing services for to exceed $285,000, for two in part: institute a wheel tax dominated The Village of Mazomanie, $80,000 increase in transporta- 2020. This cost reduction full-time deputies with Dane “I wish to emphasize the discussion at the Sauk City Vil- facing decreased revenue in tion aid.” was necessitated by the 2019 County versus three in past Village desires to continue its lage Board meeting on October 2020 because of last year’s 8. Village president Jim Ander- “The money generated from decrease in assessed valua- contracts. Contracted deputies contractual relationship with flood damage, is reducing its son put the topic on the agenda the wheel tax will go straight tion of residential and com- will maintain a varied sched- the Sheriff’s Department, al- police force from three to two and opened his remarks with into transportation,” said An- mercial properties that were ule within the village and will beit under reduced service officers.
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