City of Whitewater Police Chief Dan Meyer is pleased that local voters approved the police and fire referendum on Tuesday. The approval increases the city’s annual tax levy in order to fund additional staff and resources designed to help the Police and Fire Departments adequately respond to service calls and meet the growing demands of the community. Meyers says the new funding allows the police department to return to a proactive more community based policing model. The additional funding will be available beginning next year. It will pay for five additional police officers, two cross-trained fire-and-EMS personnel, a dispatcher, and their necessary equipment.
