The town of La Pointe on Madeline Island has petitioned the Wisconsin Department of Revenue to no longer allow Ashland County to collect property taxes for law enforcement services the county doesn’t provide any longer. According to Northern News Now, for almost 3 decades, Ashland County has paid LaPointe to handle patrol and dispatch services. That arrangement allows the town to fund and operate its own police department. Last year, the county board voted not to continue the agreement. LaPointe, in return, filed suit against the county claiming it is violating the state Constitution by not providing La Pointe the same level of patrol, emergency response, or back up that the sheriff provides in mainland communities. Ashland county stands to collect almost $365,000 in taxes from the town of LaPointe this year.