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Request By:
[NO REQUESTBY IN ORIGINAL]

Opinion

Opinion By: A. B. Chandler III, Attorney General; Amye L. Bensenhaver, Assistant Attorney General

Open Records Decision

This matter having been presented to the Attorney General in an open records appeal, and the Attorney General being sufficiently advised, we find that the Regional Airport Authority of Louisville and Jefferson County properly denied Tony Peyton's August 28, 1996, request for "a copy of any final determination of any violations for the previous five (5) year period pursuant to KRS Chapters 136, 139, 141, 337, 338, 341, and 343 that apply to Quality Insulation, subcontractor to Hussing Mechanical, Inc., performing work on the Air Traffic Control Project," on the grounds that no such records exist. We believe that 94-ORD-65, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference, is controlling, and particularly the discussion found at page 3 of that decision. The question of whether the Authority is bound by the cited chapters of the Kentucky Revised Statutes is outside the scope of an open records appeal.

A party aggrieved by this decision may appeal it by initiating action in the appropriate circuit court pursuant to KRS 61.880(5) and KRS 61.882. Pursuant to KRS 61.880(3), the Attorney General should be notified of any action in circuit court, but should not be named as a party in that action or in any subsequent proceeding.

LLM Summary
The Attorney General's decision upheld the Regional Airport Authority of Louisville and Jefferson County's denial of Tony Peyton's request for records, on the basis that no such records exist. The decision follows the precedent set in 94-ORD-065, particularly referencing a discussion in that decision, to support its conclusion that the request for records was properly denied.
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Requested By:
Tony Peyton
Agency:
Regional Airport Authority of Louisville and Jefferson County
Type:
Open Records Decision
Lexis Citation:
1996 Ky. AG LEXIS 277
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