LAGRANGE MAYOR SUES CITY COUNCIL

LaGrange Mayor Elsie Carter has filed suit in Oldham Circuit Court in an attempt to settle disputes between her and the City Council. She filed the suit on December 4, 2008 and is represented by Oliver Barber, Attorney at Law. Word is that Jim Burd will represent the City Council. There will be a "special" meeting Wednesday night of the LaGrange City Council to discuss this matter.

It is interesting to note that the Mayor is not using Graham Whatley to represent her although he has supposedly been appointed by her to the position of City Attorney. However, the legality of that appointment is part of the lawsuit.

With all of the flap between the Mayor and the City Council there will surely be some discussion by interested parties regarding candidates to replace Mayor Carter. She has told me that she does intend to run again. Possible candidates who may try to unseat her might include Councilman Jason Taylor, Councilwoman Jean Knight and Kevin Woosley who will be serving on the Oldham County School Board.

Woosley ran against her the last time but was forced to drop out of the race due to a conflict of interest between his current job and running for Mayor. Councilwoman Jean Knight ran as a "write-in" candidate the last time and nearly unseated Mayor Carter. Jason Taylor is a young attorney who likely would be interested in seeking a higher position. He has certainly shown a willingness to take on the Mayor.

What I see happening is some of the possible candidates combining forces to bring about the demise of Mayor Carter's tenure in office. Of course there is a lot of time before the next election but you can bet that some people are already thinking about it. Some never stop thinking about it.