HCS SB 196 -- PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS

Currently, any territory included in a water supply district that
is not being served by the district may be removed from the
district if the district, acting through its board of directors,
files a petition 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 petition hearing if the district does
not file the petition.  The petition must be served by certified
or registered mail, with a return receipt requested.  When the
petition is not submitted by the district, 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 to the district of the filing of the petition and the
hearing.  The notice must be sent by certified or registered
mail, with a return receipt requested, and published 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 9:26 am