JACKSON — An attorney for Black Mountain Ski Area in Jackson put the town’s police chief on the stand in Carroll County Superior Court last Thursday, challenging Chief Chris Perley’s refusal to release records related to complaints about the area’s 90th anniversary celebration on May 3.
Perley testified that he didn’t have access to some of the documents being requested and the town’s attorney said those documents for the time being are exempted from Right to Know law based on the so called “Murray exemption.”
kAm%96 y24<D@? q@2C5 @7 $6=64E>6? :D D4965F=65 E@ 5:D4FDD q=24< |@F?E2:? E@52J[ 2=E9@F89 E92E 4@?G6CD2E:@? >2J 36 56=2J65 56A6?5:?8 @? E96 2G2:=23:=:EJ @7 2 C6A@CE 7C@> E96 }6H w2>AD9:C6 {:BF@C r@>>:DD:@?]k^Am
kAmpEE@C?6J r9C:D |6:6C @7 r@@A6C r2C8:== r92?E :? }@CE9 r@?H2J C6AC6D6?E65 q=24< |@F?E2:? @H?6C 2?5 86?6C2= >2?286C tC:< |@86?D6? 2E E96 962C:?8[ H9:49 H2D 96=5 367@C6 yF586 |2C< pEE@CC:]k^Am
kAm%96 y24<D@? !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E H2D C6AC6D6?E65 3J 2EE@C?6J y2D@? s6??:D @7 w2DE:?8D {2H ~77:46[ 2=@?8 H:E9 !6C=6J]k^Am
kAm|@86?D6? :D D66<:?8 5@4F>6?E2E:@? @7 4@>A=2:?ED E92E !6C=6J 4=2:>D H6C6 >256 :? C6=2E:@? E@ E96 |2J 46=63C2E:@?[ H9:49 762EFC65 =:G6 >FD:4[ 7:C6H@C<D[ 2?5 2==6865=J :?G@=G65 AF3=:4 5C:?<:?8 2?5 A2C<:?8 G:@=2E:@?D] |@86?D6? 5:DAFE6D !6C=6J’D 492C24E6C:K2E:@? @7 E96 6G6?E 2D 5:D@C56C=J 2?5 :D 2=D@ C6BF6DE:?8 :?7@C>2E:@? @? 2?J @E96C C6=2E65 4@>A=2:?ED]k^Am
kAm“x E9:?< A2CE @7 E96 5:77:4F=EJ E92E q=24< |@F?E2:? :D 92G:?8 :D E92E E96J 9@?6DE=J E9:?< E92E E96 49:67 :D >2<:?8 E9:D DEF77 FA[” D2:5 s6??:D] “w6 :D ?@E]”k^Am
kAm~? |2J g[ q=24< |@F?E2:? D6?E 2 C64@C5D C6BF6DE E@ E96 y24<D@? !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E 2?5 E92E H2D 56?:65 2 4@FA=6 @7 52JD =2E6C] $@[ |6:6C 7:=65 2 C:89E E@ <?@H =2H 4@>A=2:?E :? r2CC@== r@F?EJ $FA6C:@C r@FCE @? yF=J g]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ !6C=6J 2?5 s6??:D[ E96 }6H w2>AD9:C6 {:BF@C r@>>:DD:@? :D 7:?2=:K:?8 2 C6A@CE 7@C E96 D6=64E>6? 32D65 @? E96 y24<D@? !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E’D :?G6DE:82E:@? :?E@ E96 6G6?E] %96 D6=64E>6? H:== E96? 564:56 H96E96C E@ A6E:E:@? E96 {:BF@C r@>>:DD:@? E@ D2?4E:@? q=24< |@F?E2:?] %92E 5:D4FDD:@? 925 366? D4965F=65 7@C 2 pF8] d ?@?AF3=:4 D6DD:@?[ 2DDF>:?8 E96 4@>>:DD:@? DF3>:ED :ED C6A@CE :? E:>6] !6C=6J @? |@?52J D2:5 E96 C6A@CE :D DFAA@D65 E@ 36 5@?6 3J E96 6?5 @7 pF8FDE]k^Am
kAm&?56C 4C@DD\6I2>:?2E:@? 3J |6:6C[ !6C=6J D2:5 E92E 96 92D ?@E 366? 2==@H65 E@ G:6H E96 {:BF@C r@>>:DD:@?’D C6A@CE]k^Am
kAm“%96 $6=64E q@2C5[ FA@? C6G:6H @7 E96 7:?2= C6A@CE[ 4@F=5 492C86 >6 2?5 >J DE277 E@ :?G6DE:82E6 7FCE96C[ 82E96C 255:E:@?2= 6G:56?46[ 7@==@H FA :?7@C>2E:@? :? @C56C E@ 96=A E96> >2<6 2 564:D:@? @? H96E96C @C ?@E E96J D9@F=5 >@G6 7@CH2C5 @? 2 =:46?D6 C6G@42E:@? ,@C. DFDA6?D:@?[” D2:5 !6C=6J] “%92E’D DA64F=2E:G6[ 3642FD6 x 92G6?’E 6G6? D66? E96 C6A@CE E92E H6 AC@G:565 DF3E6IE >2E6C:2= E@@]”k^Am
kAm|@86?D6? 5:5 ?@E E2<6 E96 DE2?5 @? %9FCD52J]k^Am
kAm!6C=6J 2?5 s6??:D DE2E65 E92E 27E6C D6=64E>6? D66 E96 C6A@CE[ |@86?D6? H@F=5 E96? 36 6?E:E=65 E@ D66 E96 C6A@CE] s6??:D 2C8F65 E92E :E H@F=5 36 >@C6 2AAC@AC:2E6 7@C DF49 5@4F>6?ED E@ 36 5:D4=@D65 5FC:?8 E96 =682= 5:D4@G6CJ AC@46DD[ C2E96C E92? E9C@F89 2 #:89E\E@\z?@H C6BF6DE]k^Am
kAm“(6 2C6 DE:== C:89E :? E96 >:55=6 @7 2? 6?7@C46>6?E AC@4665:?8[” D2:5 s6??:D]k^Am
kAmx? 2? 6>2:= E@ E96 $F?[ %9FCD52J s6??:D D2:5 E96 E@H? 92D E9C66 49@:46D 27E6C E96 C6A@CE :D 8:G6? E@ E96 E@H?ik^Am
kAm“%96 E@H? 49@@D6D E@ E2<6 ?@ 7FCE96C 24E:@?] x7 E9:D :D H92E 92AA6?D[ E96? E96 :?G6DE:82E:@? 2?5 6?7@C46>6?E AC@4665:?8 2C6 4@?4=F565[ E96 |FCC2J 6I6>AE:@? ?@ =@?86C 2AA=:6D[ 2?5 E96 %@H? H:== AC@G:56 E96 C64@C5D AFCDF2?E E@ #$p h`\pjk^Am
kAm“%96 E@H? 6?8286D :? 2 >65:2E:@? AC@46DD @776C65 3J E96 {:BF@C r@>>:DD:@? H:E9 q=24< |@F?E2:? 2?5 E96 {:BF@C r@>>:DD:@?] %96 E@H? :D H:==:?8 E@ 5@ E9:D] x 5@ ?@E <?@H :7 q=24< |@F?E2:? :D H:==:?8 E@ 5@ E9:D] %96 5@4F>6?ED H@F=5 2=D@ 36 AC@G:565 :? E9:D D46?2C:@]k^Am
kAm“%96 E@H? 7:=6D 2 A6E:E:@? H:E9 E96 }w {:BF@C r@>>:DD:@?] %96 5@4F>6?ED H@F=5 2=D@ 36 EFC?65 @G6C :? E9:D D46?2C:@] (92E 92D 2=C625J 36 @776C65 E@ q=24< |E :D E92E E96 C64@C5D H@F=5 36 EFC?65 @G6C AC:@C E@ E96 7:=:?8 @7 2?J A6E:E:@? H:E9 E96 {:BF@C r@>>:DD:@?]”k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ s6??:D[ E96 %@H? 92D 2=D@ :?G:E65 q=24< |@F?E2:? E@ A2CE:4:A2E6 :? 2 >66E:?8 AC:@C E@ E96 6?7@C46>6?E 564:D:@? :D >256] s6??:D 2=D@ D2:5 E92E D@>6 C6BF6DED — DF49 2D C64@C5:?8D @7 42==D @C C25:@ EC2?D>:DD:@?D — D9@F=5 92G6 366? 5:C64E65 E@ E96 r2CC@== r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46[ H9:49 92?5=6D 5:DA2E49 7@C E96 2C62]k^Am
kAm|6:6C[ 4:E:?8 E96 C:89E E@ <?@H =2H[ 5:D28C665 E92E E96C6’D 2? :?G6DE:82E:@? 2?5 255:?8 E92E E96 {:BF@C r@>>:DD:@?’D 42D6 C6A@CE65=J 4=@D65 yF=J ab]k^Am
kAm“%96 r9:67 ?665D E@ D9@H E9:D 4@FCE[ 2?5 92D E96 3FC56? E@ D9@H E96 4@FCE E92E p[ E96 C6BF6DE65 5@4F>6?ED 2C6 :?G6DE:82E@CJj q[ E96J H6C6 4@>A:=65 7@C =2H 6?7@C46>6?E AFCA@D6Dj 2?5 r[ E96 5:D4=@DFC6 @7 E96 C6BF6DE65 5@4F>6?ED 4@F=5 C62D@?23=J 36 6IA64E65 E@ :?E6C76C6 H:E9 E9@D6 AC@4665:?8D] $@ E9:D :D?’E W!6C=6J’DX :?G6DE:82E:@?] xE’D E96 {:BF@C r@>>:DD:@?’D :?G6DE:82E:@?[” D2:5 |6:6C] “%96 E@H? 42?’E >66E :ED 3FC56?]”k^Am
kAm|6:6C 2=D@ D2:5[ “%@ D2J E92E r9:67 !6C=6J 42? AC@E64E E96D6 5@4F>6?ED 7@C6G6C 3J D2J:?8 E92E E96C6’D ‘D@>6 A@DD:3=6 A6E:E:@? @FE E96C6 E92E 4@F=5 :?G@=G6 D@>6 @7 E96D6 5@4F>6?ED’ H@F=5 56762E E96 6?E:C6 AFCA@D6 @7 #$p h`\p]”k^Am
kAm%96C6 H2D 5632E6 @G6C H96E96C E96 A2C<:?8 4@>A=2:?ED D9@F=5 36 92?5=65 D6A2C2E6=J 7C@> E96 4@>A=2:?ED 23@FE =:BF@C]k^Am
kAm|6:6C D2:5 A2C<:?8 4@>A=2:?ED 92G6 ?@E9:?8 E@ 5@ H:E9 =:BF@C 3FE s6??:D D2:5 E92E A2C<:?8 2?5 EC277:4 4@>A=2:?ED 2C6 C6=6G2?E E@ =:BF@C =:46?D6 C6G@42E:@? 962C:?8D]k^Am
kAm%96 2EE@C?6JD 2=D@ 5632E65 H96E96C |@86?D6? :>AC@A6C=J C64@C565 2? :?E6C24E:@? H:E9 !6C=6J E92E @44FCC65 C@25D:56 @? |2J b]k^Am
kAm!6C=6J E6DE:7:65 E92E 96 H2D F?2H2C6 @7 36:?8 C64@C565] |6:6C 2C8F65 E92E :E’D =682= E@ C64@C5 A@=:46 @77:46CD A6C7@C>:?8 E96:C 5FE:6D :? AF3=:4]k^Am
kAmsF6 E@ E:>6 4@?DEC2:?ED[ yF586 pEE@CC: =67E E96 42D6 @A6? 7@C D6G6? 255:E:@?2= 52JD E@ 2==@H E96 2EE@C?6JD E@ DF3>:E HC:EE6? 2C8F>6?ED]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.