St. Croix County Administrator Ken Witt was rather blunt describing why approval of its Public Safety referendum is crucial April 4.
“We have not been able to keep up with the demand for services,” he explained to the Baldwin Village Board during last week’s meeting. “Our levy limits have been in place since 2005 and this is the first time, we’ve asked for a levy increase.
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