Villa Hills By The Numbers

The Martin Chronicles enjoys periodically reviewing the numbers that will have an impact on the embattled City of Villa Hills. Even though when you review the statements and actions of its dishonest Mayor Mike Martin, things just don't add up! So, let's go.

• The number of days until the 2012 council election: 99
• The number of days until the filing deadline to run for city council: 15
• The number of candidates-to-date who have actually filed their papers: 1
• The number of people on Dale Schaber's hillbilly lynchmob slate: 15
• The number of incumbents who will not run: 1 definite. But there will be more.
• The number of days until St. Joke's end-of-summer festival begins: 11
• The number of political rumors the St. Joker's will spread during the festival: dozens
• The number of lawsuits against the taxpayers Martin has caused: 2 filed and 2 pending
• The number of "confidential" reprimands Martin has received from the Ethics Board: 1
• The number of reprimands Martin has received from city council: 4
• The number of conflicting versions of Martin's explanations for his willful destruction of city property: 4
• The number of times Martin has lied about what documents he destroyed on January 5, 2012: The same number as the number of times he has been asked.
• The number of taxpayer-underwritten checks $47.50 per hour, crony-hire, clerk/bookkeeper Cordelia Schaber has received since she claims she resigned: 5
• The number of dollars of the shortfall in collections of the UNFAIR $40 PER CAR STICKER TAX since three council members joined Martin in the bone-headed vote to send the collection of the fee to bilious blowhard County Boss Steve Arlinghaus' Court House: at least $30,000.
• The number of computer forensics reports that really back-up Martin's LIBELOUS claim that files were erased from the computer in the mayor's office: 0
• The number of false police reports we have confirmed Martin has filed: 1
• The number of false police reports Martin has amended with more false information: 1
• The number of bogus Better Business Bureau complaints Martin has filed against the Voice of Villa Hills: 1

We know these kinds of posts make the hand-wringers wet their beds and the troglodytes at the Civic Club go, "AAHHHLL TAYUUL YEEUUWWW WHUUTT!" between chug-a-lugs of Old Milwaukee's Best Light and belches. But we don't give a (EXPLETIVE).

The number The Martin Chronicles is most excited about? Our plucky little blog is soon to be welcoming its 50,000th unique visitor. Deal with it. We are not moving on.