From: The Denver Post
GRAND JUNCTION — A closed-door meeting in Utah in March prompted a lawsuit this week against the Garfield County Commissioners by a citizens’ group that alleges the county broke the law and ignored public input on oil shale development.
“They gave lobbyists special treatment and shut out the public,” said Leslie Robinson, president of the Grand Valley Citizens Alliance.
The lawsuit, filed this week in Garfield County Court by the Alliance , alleges the commissioners violated the Colorado Open Meetings Law by meeting in an executive session March 27 in Vernal, Utah.