Valley Courier: The Del Norte Town Board voted 4-3 to appeal the decision made by the Colorado Court of Appeals in the case of former Trustee Laura Anzalone vs. The Town of Del Norte to the Colorado State Supreme Court during a special meeting on March 6.

This is the result of a two-year battle between the Town of Del Norte and former Trustee Anzalone, who was censured by the board in 2021. The state court of appeals sided with Anzalone and invalidated the censure, concluding that the town board violated Colorado Open Meetings Law. The Colorado Open Meetings Law ensures that government bodies conduct the public’s business in public, with only a few exceptions.

Anzalone filed an open-meetings lawsuit against the Town of Del Norte in 2022 after being censured by the board during a closed executive session in October of 2021. The Del Norte Town Board passed the censure of Anzalone alleging misconduct related to her involvement in the enforcement of town codes.

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