STERLING – Whiteside County‘s sheriff said he is grateful to voters after a countywide sales tax to help fund emergency dispatch services was approved during Tuesday’s consolidated election.
The Whiteside County public safety tax referendum passed with 3,667 votes for the measure and 2,907 against it. A total of 6,822 of the county’s 37,881 voters (18%) cast their ballots to decide the referendum’s fate. The measure had failed in two previous elections, most recently in November.
“I am truly grateful for the support of the community,” Booker said in a news release. “This vote reflects the deep care our residents have for the safety and security of their families, neighborhoods and the entire county. With the approval of this tax, we can continue to provide the level of public safety and law enforcement services that Whiteside County deserves.”
