Then-nothing-more-than-a-mere-mortal-but-now-malfeasant Villa Hills Mayor Mike Martin was quoted by reporter Patrick Crowley as saying, "I can't believe all this stuff is going on" in that article. Funny how the passing years change things. We're quite convinced that in those bygone days Martin could never have imagined that he would grow up to be yet another Mayor Steve Clark, dealing out his very own brand of "stuff".
Not to be outdone, Martin isn't settling for terminating just two employees. Oh, no. Martin is going for the brass ring. Martin wants to destroy the careers of every member of the City's police department. Social networkers are describing how very bad things are in the malfeasant Martin's present-day Villa Hills. One writer laments how it seems residents are reduced to "begging" their self-described "THE SUPERIOR" to please keep their police department.
A normal person might deem the 600 pro-police department signs displayed throughout the City as a wake-up call to reconsider-or at the very least revisit-their plans. We truly don't think Martin is one of those normal people. We are convinced that Martin is thoroughly energized by the fact that he can make a huge slice of his constituency beg him to please, please, pretty please with sugar on top keep the police department. And Martin holds their collective fate in his all-powerful hands. He-he-he-he-he.
The situation has worsened. Martin is currently attempting to terminate one member of the police department. Sources tell us that other police officers believe Martin has targeted them for termination as well. Martin may force his radical plan to disband the Villa Hills Police Department on the residents simply by exterminating it. We'll know that soon enough.
We've looked more than a dozen years in to the past. Now lets look a dozen years in to the future. What "stuff" will people remember about "the Martin years"? We suspect people will say, "Oh, yeah. Martin. He was that little jackwagon who told LIE after LIE after LIE after LIE after LIE".
For those of you who don't pay much attention, Martin's pathological LYING hasn't ended with the election of an entirely new city council. In fact, Martin served up a smokin'-hot whopper to the Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission (the home of Martin's imaginary friend President Paul DePaul) when he told the commission members that he provided his new city council with a copy of the interlocal agreement required to retain the NKAPC's services before last Friday's meeting.
You remember, don't you? Martin presided over a rushed meeting to strong-arm his new city council in to voting to retain NKAPC last Friday. And do you know what? Four members of council capitulated and voted to retain the NKAPC WITHOUT EVER SEEING THE ACTUAL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. Okay, raise your hand if you think the public is well-served by a council member who votes to approve a contract WITHOUT EVER READING IT? Anyone? Anyone at all? No. We didn't think so.
No, we aren't going to leave you hanging. The vote to approve the UNREAD CONTRACT was as follows:
Jim Cahill - YES
Mary Koenig - YES
Holly Menninger-Isenhour - YES
Brian Wischer - YES
Rod Baehner - NO
Amy Balson - NO
We wonder if the four council members who approved an UNREAD CONTRACT realize the potential trouble they have created for themselves. How so, you ask?
Well, the first time a resident or contractor complains that they had a problem with the quality of NKAPC's service-and it will happen sooner or later-the mendacious Martin will not take any personal responsibility. You know what will happen. Martin will blame the four council people who voted to retain NKAPC's services - WITHOUT EVER BOTHERING TO READ THE CONTRACT.
Get ready for it.
