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St. Louis County Council adopts resolution thanking groups that backed new land bank law
Summary
The St. Louis County Council on April 29 adopted a resolution expressing gratitude to realty groups, community organizations and local partners that supported state land bank legislation and the county's own land bank ordinance.
The St. Louis County Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution thanking organizations that supported recent state and county land bank legislation.
The resolution, introduced and moved for adoption by Councilwoman Webb, lists St. Louis Realtors and Missouri Realtors, the Municipal League of Metro St. Louis, Beyond Housing, The Housing Partnership, Spanish Lake Community Development Corporation, the Center for Community Progress, St. Louis County and the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership as supporters of the statutory change that enables counties above 1,000,000 residents to form land bank agencies. The council approved the measure by roll call, with seven ayes.
The resolution text as read by the clerk cited House Bill 2062, the land bank legislation passed by the 100th General Assembly of the State of Missouri and noted the statute became effective Aug. 28, 2024. It said the law permits a county with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants to establish a public land bank agency for management, sale, transfer and other disposition of real estate interests. The resolution also repeated council findings that a substantial number of properties in St. Louis County are vacant or dilapidated and that a land bank could aid returning tax-exempt or nonrevenue-producing parcels to beneficial use.
After the adoption, Webb invited representatives of the groups named in the resolution to the front of the chamber to accept copies and recognize their work. One participant, identified in remarks as Rachel, said she had hosted working-group meetings for years and described the outcome as the result of team effort.
Why it matters: Land bank legislation gives counties a new tool to address blight and to coordinate property disposition at scale; county-level implementation will require rules and staff to manage acquisitions and transfers. The council's resolution formally recognizes local partners who participated in the policy work.
Copies of the certified resolution will be sent to the organizations named in the text, per the resolution language.
