Why are new people coming to meetings? Mostly because they
are concerned about the mendacious Martin’s now-revealed SECRET PLAN TO DISBAND THE VILLA HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT and
“outsource” for (LESS SAFE)
protection.
Sure, you’ve got former-one-term-councilman-failed-State-Senate-candidate-arrested-for-drunk-driving-while-transporting-a-box-of-marijuana
Jim Noll writing mean-spirited editorials in support of Martin’s now-revealed SECRET PLAN. And, a couple of neo-Nazis
and pinheads also came to the meetings to offer support for the miscreant
Martin. But most residents who have any idea what’s going on are highly
skeptical of Martin and his now-revealed SECRET
PLAN. We believe that is a good sign.
But this will be a tough fight. Any effort to stop Martin’s
two-and-a-half-year-in-the-making SECRET
PLAN to finally get revenge against Chief Dan Goodenough and Detective Joe
Schutzman for his 2007 FORGERY ARREST
will be a grueling uphill battle. The voters have unwisely elected Martin and
now equally-unwisely given him at least three guaranteed votes to finish his
long-standing vendetta. In a weird way, Martin was right in his April 2012 LIBELOUS LETTER TO THE RESIDENTS. How
so? Whether the voters knew it or not, THEY
ARE GETTING WHAT THEY VOTED FOR.
But that doesn’t mean it’s a done deal. That is if the three
council members who appear to be generally opposed to disbanding the police
department take advantage of all of
the procedural options the law provides to them. More about those options in a
future post.
We aren't sure what Baehner and Cahill will do.
Rod Baehner can’t seem to make up his mind about disbanding
the police department. First he uses Facebook to urge patience for the
mismanaging Mayor Martin “outsourcing” plan. Then Baehner uses the same Facebook
to ask “why would anyone ever support
outsourcing?” As if that flip-flopping isn’t bad enough, Baehner recently
commented, “If the residents all tell me they support outsourcing then I’d have
to change my mind”.
It is becoming increasingly apparent that Baehner is no
profile in courage. Real leaders do what they believe is right. They don’t bend
with the political winds on something as important as eliminating the Villa
Hills Police Department. As a wise man once said, “Even if everyone else
disagrees with you, it doesn’t mean you
are wrong”. Does Baehner understand that? We aren’t too sure.
Then there is Jim Cahill. By all accounts, a great guy. But
it appears he is extremely conflict adverse. Maybe to the point where Cahill
would shrug his shoulders and lament, “I am absolutely against outsourcing.
Don’t support it at all. But Martin, Koenig, HBM-I and Wischer were elected
too. They have the majority and majority rules. Oh, well”.
We aren't even sure if Cahill pushed very hard to get documentation for the $23,000-PLUS TAXPAYER-FUNDED BONUS Martin paid himself recently. Cahill is the resident finance guru after all. So don't look for him to do much outside of what is "safe".
We aren't even sure if Cahill pushed very hard to get documentation for the $23,000-PLUS TAXPAYER-FUNDED BONUS Martin paid himself recently. Cahill is the resident finance guru after all. So don't look for him to do much outside of what is "safe".
We do understand. You have to pick your fights. But sometimes you do have to
fight. Because if Martin gets his way and disbands the police department, there
will be no going back.
