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Board holds executive session on conservation‑easement dispute with Branch LLC
Summary
The commissioners voted 5‑0 to enter executive session under Colorado law to discuss a dispute over a conservation easement on property owned by Branch LLC at 12285 Squirrel Creek Road; the session was for legal advice and negotiation strategy.
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners voted 5‑0 on July 8 to convene an executive session to discuss a dispute over a conservation easement granted by Branch LLC for property located at 12285 Squirrel Creek Road.
County counsel Lori Sego explained the basis for the executive session and cited Colorado Revised Statutes CR S 24‑6‑402(4)(b) and (e) as the authority for a closed‑door discussion to receive legal advice and to determine positions and instruct negotiators on a matter that may be the subject of negotiations.
Chair Jared Geithner moved that the board go into executive session “for the purposes stated on the record,” a motion that was seconded and approved by roll call; the commissioners’ votes were recorded as aye by Commissioner Wysong, Commissioner Nelson, Commissioner Applegate, Vice Chair Williams and the chair. The board announced on the record that it was in executive session.
Ending — The public meeting recessed for the executive session; the transcript records the motion and roll call but does not include the closed deliberations.
