POLAND — The village police department has a 2.5-mill, 5-year additional levy on the Nov. 7 ballot to fund operational costs. It would cost the owner of a $100,000 home an additional $87.50 per year. It would raise $169,000 per year.

The additional funding is needed because “The cost of running a police department has risen significantly,” said Allison Dunham, police levy committee treasurer. “The cost of running the department has risen over 25 percent in the last seven years,” she said recently.

Poland Village Police Chief Don Lambert said the village’s general fund is covering the costs, but that can’t go on forever. “It takes $515,000 to operate the department,” he said at a village council meeting earlier this month.

The department is running on a 1-mill levy that raises $54,000 annually. Dunham said it means the department is functioning on 10% of what it needs. It has eight full-time officers and three part-time officers.

“Without this funding, I am concerned we will be losing some services,” Dunham said. “On a good note, everyone I have talked to so far has been very supportive.”

Lambert said the levy is “not for raises or new cars. It is to maintain the Poland Village Police Department.”

J.T. Whitehouse contributed to this report.