The Martin Chronicles has obtained e-mails that show a shocking turn of events in the never-ending drama that Mayor Martin’s Villa Hills has become.
Perhaps you have seen the movie The Longest Day. Maybe you have watched Patton or possibly The Last Days of the Third Reich. In the closing scenes of all those movies you see German officers hurriedly burning every document they can get their hands on. Why? So they don’t fall into enemy hands. A similar scene played out in Villa Hills, Kentucky on Thursday, January 05, 2012.
No, documents weren’t being hurriedly burned by Wehrmacht officers in Villa Hills. Instead, these documents were being burned by the Villa Hills’ Public Works crew. Had it not been for the Villa Hills Police, all of the records would have been destroyed in their hastily-built fire pit.
The drunken drones at the civic club and the loutish Judge Executive Steve Arlinghaus may be saying, “So what?” Anyone with functioning frontal lobes should be very concerned however. Remember, The Martin Chronicles has already reported that a judge has given the “green light” for an employee’s lawsuit against Mayor Martin and one of his associates to move forward.
Why is this important? Because the lawsuit is now in what is known as the “discovery phase”. The plaintiff and defendants attorneys are now requesting documents from the other side to assist them in their case. When the city (READ: Martin) decides to burn any documents square in the middle of this discovery phase, it raises a monumental red flag.
Our reporters have been working the phones hard and have confirmed that Mayor Martin absolutely gave the “green light” to the destruction of these documents. The mayor has been caught in a monumental scandal. It doesn’t matter even a little bit if Martin or any of his defenders try to say these were nothing but “old payroll records”. No records should be destroyed during the discovery phase of serious litigation. This foolish act has severely damaged the city’s position in the pending litigation. This action is inexcusable. It is a clear case for misconduct.
If the city attorney doesn’t get involved immediately, he should be fired. Look for the Kentucky League of Cities attorney to begin looking for an “exit strategy” to prevent the KLC insurance company from being annihilated in court. Finally, look for Special Counsel Phil Taliaferro to have a field day with this inexplicable move by Martin.
