Tag: public meetings
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EDITORIAL: Keep Colorado’s public business public
A statewide ballot initiative to augment Colorado’s constitutional Bill of Rights would overturn a 2024 law passed by the legislature to hide some of its key deliberations from public view. Arguably, that would be reason enough to embrace the pending proposal to voters next fall. The citizens initiative in fact would go a lot further.…
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In Woodland Park case, Colorado Supreme Court rules that public bodies may cure public meeting violations
A public governing body can resolve violations of Colorado’s open meetings law through a subsequent meeting, the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed last week. The ruling stemmed from a lawsuit filed against Woodland Park RE-2’s Board of Education by a parent, who alleged that the board violated the state’s open meetings law at a 2022 meeting…
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Colorado Supreme Court finds that public bodies may cure public meeting violations, but may be subject to legal fees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A public governing body can resolve violations of Colorado’s open meetings law through a subsequent meeting, the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed on Monday. The ruling stemmed from a lawsuit filed against Woodland Park RE-2’s Board of Education by a parent, who alleged that the board…
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Colorado Springs residents can shape new council district maps at September meetings
Colorado Springs’ six City Council districts will shift next year to account for population growth, and residents have a chance in September to help choose those new boundaries. City staff and the District Process Advisory Committee will host seven meetings across Colorado Springs next month. At the meetings, residents can provide feedback on three possible…
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Public meetings for planned Fox Run Nature Center scheduled
El Paso County Parks and Community Services on Monday announced the dates for the next two public meetings concerning the long-awaited Fox Run Nature Center. The next public meeting is set for Feb. 16, from 5-7 p.m., at the Black Forest Community Club, located at 12350 Black Forest Rd. in northeast Colorado Springs, according to…