COSTILLA CONS. DIST. v. BD. OF CTY. COM'RS

No. 01CA1171.

64 P.3d 900 (2002)

COSTILLA COUNTY CONSERVANCY DISTRICT and Michael McGowan, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, COSTILLA COUNTY, Colorado, Defendant-Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. V.

Certiorari Granted February 3, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly Haglund Garnsey & Kahn LLC, Lori Potter, James W. Hubbell, Denver, CO, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Edwin J. Lobato, Alamosa, CO, for Defendant-Appellee.

Faegre & Benson, LLP, Thomas B. Kelley, Steven D. Zansberg, Denver, CO, for Amici Curiae Colorado Press Association and Colorado Freedom of Information Council.


Opinion by Judge ROY.

In this declaratory judgment action, plaintiffs, Costilla County Conservancy District (CCCD) and Michael McGowan (collectively, the district), appeal from the summary judgment in favor of defendant, Board of County Commissioners of Costilla County (Board). We conclude that the Board violated the Colorado Open Meetings Law (the Act), § 24-6-401, et seq., C.R.S.2001, and therefore reverse.

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