The Martin Chronicles suggests Villa Hills residents travel to River Ridge Elementary Monday, April 30 before 6:30pm. Why? Because Special Counsel Phil Taliaferro will be presenting the initial findings of his investigation of Mayor Mike Martin. This will be your opportunity to learn whether Martin was accurate in his Unahandyman Manifesto when he wrote, "You are getting what you voted for".
Mr. Taliaferro will present what he has discovered to city council and the public. Then council will have to decide what their next action will be. Sources say that Councilman Mike Pope is already trying cover for Martin by attempting to sabotage any possible removal hearing. But, a removal hearing remains a strong possibility.
If a removal hearing is held, council members will serve as the jury who will weigh the evidence, listen to the witnesses, hear Martin's defense of his actions and decide Martin's mayoral future. City Attorney Mike Duncan and the majority of council's decision to avoid the circus of uninformed public comment at the April 30 presentation was the correct one. There will be plenty of time for Martin to deploy his worn-out tactic of stacking the deck with lackeys and sycophants to protest the persecution of "The Little Man From Norwood".
Civic Club catter-wallers, holier-than-thou hotheads from St. Joe's Heavy Drinking Men's Society, the Chablis and Brie raised-pinky hand-wringers, embittered old hippie tree-huggers, tri-cornered hat-wearing government-haters, disorderly conductors, alcoholic State Senate candidates, disgraced former Ethics Board chairmen, pro-forgery activists and every other enclave of crack pots, dim bulbs, cat-haters, cop-haters, document destroyers and conspiracy theorists will blame everyone else but Martin for his, at best, indefensible actions.
Everyone should also be prepared for Martin's "last stand". He will continue attacks like the one he ultimately had to make a faux-public apology for when he demanded Councilman Tim Sogar resign because he didn't have an occupational license (that Sogar doesn't need) and continue to go door-to-door with LIBEL, SLANDER and DEFAMATION.
But it will be city council who has to decide. The council needs your support.
