Judge rules Village of Los Ranchos violated state law [Video]

A judge in Second Judicial District Court made the decision to invalidate a development plan by the Village of Los Rancho de Albuquerque.District Court Judge Denise Barela Shepherd made the decision the village violated the Open Meetings Act. That decision was handed down in court on Thursday, May 2.Your neighborhood: Local news from KOAT Action 7 NewsThe Open Meetings Act prohibits public bodies from doing business pertaining to the public in closed meetings or sessions. It requires those bodies to provide a public meeting regarding possible plans to any people that wish to attend.The case is regarding a development agreement between the village and Palindrome Communities LLC for the Village Center Project.Shepperd ruled Maida Rubin, the village planning and zoning director, and Joshua O’Halloran, the village administrator lacked legal authority for the site plans. The development plan, that was through numerous planning steps, was reversed. The order will cause the …