Two commissioners sued over their official actions; Lawsuit stems from longtime land-use dispute

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County recently entered an agreement with a current and a former commissioner to provide them with legal representation in a lawsuit filed in federal court against the two officials individually and against the county as a whole for alleged violations of several of the plaintiffs’ rights, stemming from a longtime land-use dispute. The plaintiffs in the case are Mark and Sheila Winchester, owners of the Homestead Barn, a wedding venue, and founder