Still Not Used To It

The Martin Chronicles is still amazed by the incredible LIES Villa Hills malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin is able to concoct. Even after all of the LIES The Little CEO has told. One would think we would become desensitized. But we have not.

Martin was given a direct, stern rebuke from Judge Patricia Summe on April 26 regarding his now infamous January 5 "Records Barbecue". Summe told Martin that he had already done great harm to the residents of Villa Hills resulting from his wanton, reckless acts. She warned him not to destroy any more records.

Judge Summe's warning was not qualified. She didn't say, ". . . unless you think you have to." She didn't say, ". . . but it is okay for your interim City Clerk to bring her own personal documents in to cast an even darker cloud over the City's position in a very serious lawsuit". No. Judge Summe's warning was direct, crystal clear and absolute.

But we now see what has been happening. According to statements provided by two witnesses, Martin walked out of that courtroom last April and went right back to his document destruction. As one witness stated, the document shredding has never stopped. Martin ignored the judge. Martin ignored the City Attorney. Martin ignored the City's insurance company. Why? Well, he is "The CEO", after all.

And what of the interim City Clerk? There are three possibilities.

1. She did violate ethics ordinances by using City equipment for personal reasons.
2. She is lying in an attempt to provide cover for the man who has given her two taxpayer-funded pay raises in the last four months.
3. She is being played the fool by Martin. Perhaps she is unaware that Martin mixed shredded City records in with the scraps of her outdated Atkin's Diet recipes.

Whatever is correct, her taxpayer-funded tenure with the City of Villa Hills should end today.

What is Martin's excuse? The Little Man From Norwood claims he wasn't even in the City Building. Despite what the statements provided by far more credible witnesses reveal. Who are we to believe? Certainly not Martin.

Sources tell us that Martin was asked to provide his own statement regarding what took place. He declined to do so on the advice of his attorney. Now he maintains that he will provide a statement as soon as his attorney has thoroughly reviewed it.

Will you just think about that for a moment? If you know in your heart you have done nothing wrong wouldn't you immediately and forcefully tell the truth? Or, would you waste taxpayer money having your attorney review your statement?

The answer is quite clear.