Welcomed news from the Lexington Herald-Leader.
The newspaper reports that Historic Courthouse LLLP has agreed to voluntarily disclose financial records requested by reporter Beth Musgrave between March 27 and May 10.
The financial records relate to Historic Courthouse's oversight of the $32 million renovation of the former Fayette County Courthouse — $22 million of which consisted of public funds — and its ongoing management of the property.
We posted about the records access dispute that culminated in the Herald-Leader's July 24 lawsuit last month.
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Historic Courthouse's "voluntary disclosure" comes with the caveat that the corporation "does not concede, nor agree, that it is subject to the Kentucky Open Records Act." Its disclosure of these financial records, "does not waive the application of the Kentucky Open Records Act, nor any exemptions therein," except as to those records released to the Herald-Leader.
Notwithstanding the unresolved issue of Its legal status under the open records law, Historic Courthouse, LLLP, has requested that the Herald-Leader's open records action be dismissed.
