The City of West Fargo is asking voters to approve a one-half percent (0.5%) sales tax increase during the 2022 general election in November to help fund public safety.

Why:

The West Fargo Police and Fire Departments are seeing a rise in financial need that outpaces the current property tax levels due to:

• West Fargo’s increasing population
• Growing school district
• Expanding visitor appeal
• Rise in mental and behavioral health issues
• Increasing number of calls for service

Benefits:

• Provide quality safety and security to the second largest school district in North Dakota
• Shares cost of services with visitors who also use and benefit from public safety services
• Increased presence for non-emergent quality of life crimes such as traffic complaints
• Additional personnel to respond to an increasing number of mental health calls for service
• Faster response times for fire and medical calls to meet national standards and to lower insurance rates

How:

Residents will need to vote yes on both City Measure #1 and City Measure #2 in November to approve the Public Safety Sales Tax.