Proposition P
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Thank you voters for your generosity and support in passing Proposition P. You've shown that safety is paramount in our community, and the level of commitment our citizens have to providing our firefighters and law enforcement officers with the resources necessary to protect residents and to do their jobs as safely as possible.
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The intent of this webpage is to establish a means of communication with the members of our community. The citizens of Fredericktown affirmed their support to us by passing Proposition P, so we feel it is our responsibility to provide complete transparency in regards to the new improvements being made that were promised during the Prop P campaign. Please check back for updates in the near future.
What is Prop P?
It's a sales tax of one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) solely for the purpose of providing revenues for the operation of the Public Safety (Fredericktown Police Department and Fredericktown Fire Department) for the City of Fredericktown, including the building of a new multi-purpose facility. This tax was voted and passed by the citizens of Fredericktown on August 7th 2018.
It's a sales tax of one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) solely for the purpose of providing revenues for the operation of the Public Safety (Fredericktown Police Department and Fredericktown Fire Department) for the City of Fredericktown, including the building of a new multi-purpose facility. This tax was voted and passed by the citizens of Fredericktown on August 7th 2018.
What will the tax be used for?
- Construct a new fire, police, and municipal court public safety complex
- Hire an additional school resource officer
- Attract and retain quality police officers and firefighters
- Upgrade aging and salvaged fleet vehicles and equipment
How are we progressing with the usage of the sales tax in achieving the needed improvements?
- The Fredericktown Police Department and Fredericktown R-1 School District have hired additional school resource officers beginning in the 2019/2020 school year.
- Construction has been completed on the Fredericktown Fire Station and Fredericktown Police Station. Initially, plans consisted of a joint fire and police facility. Several factors made this plan unfeasible including building size requirements, lot size, and most importantly cost. During Covid-19 cost estimates for a joint facility increased to nearly $7 million. By separating the facilities the total construction cost was approximately $5.1 million dollars and each building was able to be enlarged, providing more needed space versus the initial joint facility plans.