Anderson, Cherokee, Rogersville, Sheffield, & Waterloo to Lose Revenue

 

In 2021, the Alabama Legislature passed a new law limiting police jurisdictions within the state. Towns of over 6,000 are limited to a jurisdiction of three miles, while towns of under 6K population are limited to 1.5 miles.

However, a lesser known part of the new law is currently making waves. Each town is now required to file an annual report on how much revenue is taken in. If an entity chooses not to file such a report, it's goodbye police jurisdiction and any funding that would normally come from fines or permits in the area.

Almost 130 towns chose to flout the new law and are now faced with the loss of revenue that police jurisdictions offered. As of now, there's no recourse for these municipalities. Which cities in the Shoals are affected?

In Lauderdale County, Anderson, Rogersville, and Waterloo will no longer have jurisdiction extending beyond their corporate limits. In Colbert, Cherokee and Sheffield have run afoul of the new law.

What does the state department of revenue say? Everyone was notified in multiple ways, and in the immortal words of Jimmy Buffett...

Chalk up another negative for Sheffield this week.