Sources have confided to The Martin Chronicles that councilman Mike Pope is privately-and frequently-critical of his ally Mayor Mike Martin. We aren't surprised by the private criticism. But a recent public criticism did come as a surprise.
We have obtained a copy of an e-mail exchange from the chairman of the city's Code Enforcement Board sent to Martin, council and the city attorney. In the e-mails, the board chairman is expressing concern and frustration that he has been unable to obtain requested information his board needs to operate effectively.
Pope injected himself into the e-mail stream and also expressed dissatisfaction with Martin's inability-or unwillingness-to establish an effective process for filling open records requests. Pope went so far as to suggest that the chairman take his grievance to the Kentucky Attorney General's office. Pope even included a link to the AG's site.
The Martin Chronicles wonders if Pope sees the handwriting on the wall and is trying to distance himself from the many messes Martin has created. He may be aware-as we are-that special counsel Phil Taliaferro is taking a very close look at Martin's open records problems.
