Letter: Support Van De Water for Commission - Highlands Ranch Herald

Letter: Support Van de Water for commission - Highlands Ranch Herald

On June 24, Douglas County residents, including myself, will decide whether to establish a Home Rule Commission. Candidates for the commission will also be elected on that date. With great enthusiasm I support Gordon Van de Water for the Home Rule Commission. His experience, management skills, and ability to bring people together make him an excellent candidate for the commission.Libby Bortz, LCSWHighlands RanchThe post Letter: Support Van de Wa…

Douglas County judge allows 'home rule' special election to proceed

A Douglas County judge on Tuesday ruled that the county's home rule election next month will go on as planned, despite an ongoing lawsuit filed by three residents claiming commissioners violated open meetings laws during its decision making process.

Douglas County commissioners didn’t violate open meeting laws, judge rules, allowing home-rule election

A Douglas County district judge denied a request Tuesday to prevent the county’s upcoming home-rule election after residents accused commissioners of breaking state open meetings laws to get the issue on the ballot.  Former Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas, county resident Julie Gooden and Colorado State Rep. Bob Marshall, a Democrat who lives in Highlands Ranch, claimed in the lawsuit filed last month, that the Board of County Commission…

Judge declines to block Douglas County’s home-rule election, says commissioners didn’t violate open meetings law

A Douglas County judge ruled the county’s home-rule election would move forward in June after finding no evidence of open-meetings law violations

DougCo residents plan to appeal judge’s ruling that commissioners did not violate open meetings law - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition

By Jeffrey A. Roberts CFOIC Executive Director Three Douglas County residents plan to appeal a judge’s order rejecting their claims that county commissioners had “run roughshod” over the Colorado Open Meetings Law by discussing public business in a series of private, unnoticed meetings. Douglas County District Court Judge Robert Lung on Tuesday denied a motion for a preliminary injunction filed by state Rep. Bob Marshall, former Dougco commissio…