Loveland Reporter-Herald: A Loveland resident who sued the City Council in 2023 over the approval of the Centerra South urban renewal plan finally got his day in court on Tuesday, when 8th Judicial District Judge Michelle Brinegar heard testimony about alleged violations of Colorado’s open meetings law.

In the 3.5-hour hearing, local barbershop owner Bill Jensen and two other witnesses took the stand to testify that, in April 2023, up to seven City Council members conducted a closed meeting about the controversial development when they signed and sent letters in support of it to Gov. Jared Polis and state legislators, who were deliberating an amendment to urban renewal law that would have impacted the project.

As a result, the vote to approve Centerra South held a few weeks later was invalid, Jensen argued. He is asking the court to overturn City Council Resolution No. R-50-2023, which was passed by a 7 to 2 vote on May 2, 2023.

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