Legal Opinion
Citizens Alliance v. San Juan County
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 28, 2014No. 70606-3-IPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpearman, C.J.
¶1 The central issue in this case is whether members of the San Juan County Council (Council) violated the Open Public Meetings Act of 1971 (OPMA), ch. 42.30 RCW, by attending a series of closed meetings as part of a working group known as the San Juan County Critical Area Ordinance/Shoreline Master Program Implementation Committee (CAO Team).1 Citizens Alliance for Property Rights Legal Fund (CAPR) appeals the trial court’s summary judgment dismissal of its lawsuit against San Juan County (County) and the CAO subcommittee, arguing that the trial court misinterpreted and misapplied several…
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