Washington County holds town halls on new anti-crime plan referendum

Washington County officials are hosting a number of town halls to talk about passing an anti-crime referendum on the ballot ahead of election day. Dozens of residents gathered at Monday’s town hall in Hartford to hear from Sheriff Martin Schulteis, County Executive Josh Schoemann, and others on the proposal. More funding for the Sheriff’s department is something officials say is a major need to prevent crime before it happens. If passed, the new referendum will add 30.5 new positions to departments across the Sheriff’s office and raise the property tax levy by $3.6 million to $40,018,760. That’s a 9.8 percent increase for property owners. READ MORE: https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/washington-county-holds-town-halls-on-new-anti-crime-plan-referendum