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Mayor credits state lawmakers for passage of bill enabling restoration of Excelsior Springs mineral waters
Summary
Mayor Mark Spahn praised Representative Mark Myreth and state lawmakers for advancing HB 1534, which he said removed language from a 1931 law and clears the way to restore the city's mineral waters; he described the bill's rapid path through the legislature and said it is expected to be signed and take effect within 90 days.
Mayor Mark Spahn used his remarks at the council meeting to describe recent state legislative action he said will help restore Excelsior Springs' mineral waters.
Spahn credited state Rep. Mark Myreth and state legislators for passing HB 1534, saying the bill "struck language from a 1931 law that prohibited Munis municipalities from infrastructure" and that the change was "an important step in restoring the mineral waters of Excelsior Springs." He described community advocacy and local advocates who pursued the change in Jefferson City, and called out Representative Myreth for advancing the measure.
Spahn said the bill was attached to HB 199 late in the session, moved rapidly through the legislature after its introduction late in the session and "will become law in 90 days" following the governor's signature. He thanked Representative Myreth and state senators who supported the effort, and referenced local advocates who traveled to the state capital in support of the change.
The remarks were presented as mayoral commentary during the meeting and were not an action item; no formal city resolution or council motion tied to HB 1534 was recorded in the transcript. The transcript does not include the bill text or the precise statutory language removed; it records the mayor's characterization of the change and his assessment of its importance for restoring the city's mineral waters.
Spahn said the effort "began with Dennis Hartman and Arlo traveling to Jeff City and camping out of center Greg, Curtis Gregory's door," and credited Representative Myreth for shepherding the bill through the legislative process. He described the finalization of the bill as unusually fast: "This bill was not even introduced until February 28 ... and it was perfected and finished and voted on, will be signed by the governor, and will become law in 90 days."
