Tar Creek trust violated meeting act, Oklahoma high court rules

The state Supreme Court said the trust involved in the federal relocation plan for residents of Tar Creek should not have allowed appraisers and the state's secretary of the environment in a closed meeting.

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT | Modified: June 23, 2010 at 4:26 am | Published: June 23, 2010   

The state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against Tar Creek residents who claimed their property was undervalued by the trust involved in the federal relocation plan, but eight of the nine justices agreed the trust violated the state's Open Meeting Act by inviting appraisers and the state's secretary of environment into a closed meeting.

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