Millages Pass in Southfield, Hazel Park

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WJBK) - Tough times call for tough ballot measures. Tuesday, taxpayers in some metro Detroit communities were asked to cough up more cash to keep police and firefighters on the job.

Southfield was one of the cities facing major cuts in public safety if the voters said no. If the millage failed, the city said it would have to layoff almost a hundred police officers and dispatchers and 49 firefighters.

However, that has all been avoided because the millage passed.

FOX 2's Alexis Wiley talked to Southfield Fire Chief Peter Healy about that outcome. Click on the video player to watch their conversation.

Hazel Park was another city where voters were deciding on a millage to support their police and fire departments. It passed with 75-pecent of voters saying yes, 25-percent saying no.

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