Ed is one of The Martin Chronicles most energetic reporters. He has been known to work around the clock tracking down leads. He made a comment yesterday about the quickening pace of Villa Hills Mayor Mike Martin’s mounting problems that made the entire staff burst into laughter. “Normally, when you’re tracking down stories about some bad guy you have to dig, dig, dig, dig and dig some more. Anymore with Martin, he’s throwing stories our way almost faster than we can catch ‘em!”
Here are some news briefs from a few of many stories we are working on right now.
Martin says, “Not another penny.”
Several sources have confirmed that the mayor is in an absolute panic about his ongoing budget mess. He has reportedly vowed not to spend another penny honoring the long-time lease agreements the City has with the Villa Madonna and that rat’s nest laughingly called a civic club. Considering that the civic club vine-swingers were his top campaign operatives in 2010, Martin is certainly taking a big risk. Well, he only has $2.485 million to spend!*. We wonder what old General Zod thinks about Martin’s decision.
City Attorney bills out-of-control
We get it. It has to be hard being Villa Hills’ City Attorney right now. Problem after problem after problem. Lie after lie after lie. Scandal after scandal after scandal. But we don’t think taxpayers will be pleased if the City Attorney’s bills end up running more than $100K over-budget by the end of the current, dreadful fiscal year. And it is starting to look like that could happen. There is a way to fix it. But it will require a change at the top of Villa Hills’ City government.
Exactly who is paying for Martin’s private attorney?
Thanks to his unbridled hostility towards the police department and his focused retaliation against one officer, Martin has dragged the taxpayers into a very serious lawsuit. It appears that the taxpayers have been funding Martin’s private defense. More on this disgusting development in upcoming posts of The Martin Chronicles.
Clock running out on Martin’s response to the interrogatories.
Martin received the interrogatories from Special Counsel on February 8. His responses were due within 30 days. We know he has changed attorneys. We know his new attorney requested more time to respond to the interrogatories. We know the new attorney was told “no”. Has Martin answered the interrogatories? If so, what did he say? As we wrote way back on February 8, the only thing worse for Martin than lying was telling the truth. Either way, his situation is going to only get worse. We are working on a report for you that should be ready in the next few days.
People are coming forward about Martin’s business practices.
Multiple sources confirm that numerous people have come forward to let Special Counsel know that Martin has performed unlicensed electrical and plumbing work in their residences after the recent article in The Kentucky Enquirer. Perhaps Martin should have been more careful in his comments to the media. No one can lie themselves out of every mess they make. Can council remove Martin from office for doing this work? No, that won’t be the prime reason. Martin’s shocking disregard for the law by doing this work will be part of the case for misconduct that will force the vote for removal. How far will Pope and Noll go out on a limb for the mayor?
*nky.com online article, February 16 2012
