HB 234 -- Public Water Supply Districts

Sponsor:  Wood

Currently, any territory included in a water supply district that
is not being served by the district may be removed from the
district by the filing of a petition by the district acting
through the board of directors with the circuit court in which
the district was incorporated.  This bill allows any person to
name the district as a defendant and serve a copy of the petition
upon the district at least 35 days before the hearing if the
district fails to file the petition.  In the event the district
is named as a defendant, it may file exceptions or objections.
In considering the petition for detachment, the court must take
into consideration the evidence in support of and opposition to
the petition.  The clerk of the circuit court must give notice of
the filing of the petition in a newspaper of general circulation
in the county in which the proceedings are pending and in a
newspaper of general circulation in the territory proposed to be
detached.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:24 am