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St. Louis County Council thanks supporters of new land bank law
Summary
The St. Louis County Council adopted a resolution thanking local and state organizations that backed land‑bank legislation allowing counties over 1,000,000 residents to form land banks; the resolution was adopted unanimously.
The St. Louis County Council on April 29 adopted a resolution formally thanking organizations that supported recently enacted land‑bank legislation that allows counties with more than 1,000,000 residents to establish land bank agencies. Councilwoman Gretchen Webb introduced the resolution, which passed on a 7‑0 roll call.
The resolution notes that the 102nd General Assembly of Missouri passed House Bill 2062, land‑bank legislation that took effect Aug. 28, 2024, and that St. Louis County’s council passed implementing land‑bank legislation on April 15, 2025. It names local partners the council credited with helping move the county ordinance into law.
Councilwoman Webb read the resolution in full and moved for its adoption. The measure thanks St. Louis Realtors and Missouri Realtors, the Municipal League of Metro St. Louis, Beyond Housing, The Housing Partnership, the Spanish Lake Community Development Corporation, the Center for Community Progress, St. Louis County, and the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership. The clerk recorded seven ayes and the resolution was adopted.
Speakers from several of the organizations came forward after adoption; Webb and others described the work as a multi‑year collaborative effort and presented framed copies of the resolution to participants. Webb specifically thanked a staff member named Rachel for five years of coordinating the working groups that led to the ordinance.
The resolution directs the county administrative director to send certified copies to the organizations named in the text. No new ordinance language or funding changes were enacted by this resolution; it is an expression of gratitude and recognition of the organizations listed.
The council adopted the resolution as a formal, ceremonial acknowledgement of partners involved in drafting and supporting the county’s land‑bank ordinance.
