From The Pagosa Springs Sun:  SUN staff filed a Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) request with Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (PAWSD) this week following receipt of two emails substantiating that the district’s board of directors held discussions constituting a meeting via email, in violation of the Sunshine Law.

On April 26, 2013, Renee Lewis emailed the board of directors with the 2013 Rate Study updates, “… that Fernando Aranda promised during our last work session.” Lewis acted within the scope of her position and was not out of compliance with the law in sending the documentation to the board.

On April 29, 2013, director Alan Bunch responded to that email saying,“I vote for Option 4 in the .4% growth scenario but it might be nice to see that 2014 bump spread into 2015 as well.” Bunch’s email “vote” was sent to the entire PAWSD board of directors and three employees.

Bunch’s email was in violation of the state Sunshine Law.

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