Community Impact reports that Montgomery citizens will look at approving the implementation of a crime control and prevention district, or CCPD, on November 5th. The district would allocate part of the sales tax revenue for the Montgomery Police Department.
In May, the Montgomery City Council began the creation of the CCPD, and during an August 13th ballot voted to include it on the November 5th ballot.
CCPDs, according to Police Chief Anthony Solomon, can benefit smaller cities that experience similar challenges that big cites have, but don’t have the funding or resources
The Montgomery population is expected to double by 2026. Implementing a CCPD will let city officials move needed funds from the budget to be better equipped for the population increase.
The CCPD would receive funds through sales tax revenue and would take one half of the one-half portion of sales tax meant for economic development in the district.
