WHAT ELSE COULD ELDRIDGE SAY

As everyone who follows this site already knows, Kevin Eldridge, director of the Storm water district, was recently named the defendant in a lawsuit filed by Magistrate Scott Davis. Davis alleged that he filed an open records request for certain materials, to include all proposals, made by the Veolia Water Company to the Oldham County Storm water district for assuming the responsibilities of the district. Davis alleges that Eldridge, in his role as director of the storm water district, failed to turn over all requested materials. Eldridge is now trying to obscure the real issue of a violation of law.

In an article found in the neighborhood section of the Louisville Courier-Journal dated March 3rd, 2010, Eldridge stated that he was never specifically asked to turn over a “bound copy" of proposals. What is the difference between “bound” proposals and any other kind of proposals? When a person asked for all proposals obviously the person wanted all proposals, including bound proposals.

According to the same article Eldridge now wants to blame politics for the lawsuit. What else could he say? It appears that he was caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Could he say that Magistrate Davis was lying? Obviously not, the lawsuit spoke for itself as did the open records request made by Magistrate Davis.

Eldridge even went so far as to say that the courts could get much more done if they didn't have to bother with politics and posturing. Is he trying to say that when he violates the law he should go unpunished? Is he trying to say that if he is punished for violating the law, that it is politics? Someone please help Mr. Eldridge. If he believes that he is above the law, he needs help.

Eldridge now states that the requested material is now in the hands of attorney Stuart Ulferts. Why has Mr. Eldridge not simply turned the material over to Magistrate Davis? Could it be that Mr. Eldridge is hiding behind Ulferts and using him as a buffer?

Please Mr. Eldridge, quit using the term “politics” to cover your fallacy. Is that going to be your response every time that you don’t like something that is said in the upcoming political race? Or perhaps we should not call it a political race because you consider “politics” to be an exaggerated four-letter word?