Vote YES on Measure Q to protect Hemet public safety services and maintain the quality of life our residents deserve.

 

Hemet is one of the few cities in the County with its own Police and Fire Departments. Measure Q is critical to ensuring our police and firefighter/ paramedics are available for Hemet residents when needed.  

 

Calls for 911 emergency calls are higher than in the past, and we know response times are critical for saving lives. Crime, drug and gang activity are serious problems in our area, so we need to keep police officers on the streets and fund programs that help keep gang members from nearby communities out of Hemet.  

 

Despite maintaining a balanced budget, state mandates and takeaways have impacted Hemet and we are now using reserves to maintain services. The City has been fiscally responsible, reducing costs and freezing positions, but there is no more room to cut without impacting critical city services, including public safety. 

 

Measure Q helps keep up with basic repairs and maintenance to our roads — repairs that will only get more expensive if we don’t address them now.