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<br />torneys dispute legality
<br />i of A~ LP gathering-in -Tgnac-io
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<br />BY CHARlES ASHBY -
<br />JOURNAL DENVER BURFAlJ CHlEE
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<br />A closed-door meeting
<br />attended by proponents of the
<br />Animas-La Plata Project may
<br />have violated Colorado and
<br />New Mexico open-mL><;ting
<br />laws, said opponents and a
<br />news-media lawyer.
<br />Phil Doe, of Denver, chair-
<br />o man of the Citizens Progressive
<br />c AJJiance, said an Aug. 14 meet-
<br />e ing at the Sky Ute Casino in
<br />io Ignacio was held without noli-
<br />firing the public. Farmington
<br />resident Steve Cone, a member
<br />o of the alliance's board, agreed.
<br />The meeting was attended
<br />by at least 44 members of 12
<br />public and private entities,
<br />including the Southern Ute and
<br />Ute Mountain Ute tribes, the .
<br />c Southwest Water Conservation
<br />Disttict, the Animas-La Plata
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<br />WHO ATTENDED
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<br />Animas-l.a Plata ConservanCy District: LaWTim~e Hunt-
<br />ington, Pat Greer, Mike Griswold, David Robbins, Lynn
<br />Herkenhoff, Doris Brennan, Gene BradJey, Bob Taylor, Char-
<br />lie and Frieda Blassingame, Mark Langford, Fred froeger,
<br />Sam Maynes.
<br />Ute Mountain Ute Tribe: Dan Israel, Preston Corsa, Sel-
<br />wyn Whiteskunk, Dave Roberts, Sharon Cole, Robin Halver-
<br />son. Dana Hill, Lynn Hartman, Terry Knight, Peter O,rtega,
<br />Harold Cuthair. . .
<br />San Juan Water Commission: Randy Kirkpatrick" Cy
<br />Cooper, Jim Dunlap, Keith Lee, Elizabeth Taylor, Joe HaJJ.' .,'
<br />Southern Ute Tribe: Melvin Baker, loycelyn Dutchie. '
<br />Pathimi Goodtracks, Sam Maynes, Howard .Rjchards Sr.,
<br />Scott McElroy. '. .
<br />City of Durango: William Ramaley, lack Rogers. ,
<br />Colorado Warer & Power Development Authority: Daniel
<br />Law, Steve Harris.
<br />Southwest Water Consel'Vltlion District: David Robbins. '
<br />Navajo Nation: John Leeper. .
<br />City of Farmington: Shawn Williams.
<br />Colorado Water Conservation Board: Carolyn Fritz.
<br />Kogovsek & Associates: Christine Arbogasr.
<br />UMU Farm & Ranch EllIerprise: Paul Evans.
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