The Martin Chronicles has a great deal of work left to do. We understand the deep disappointment felt by who we might describe as the sane people of malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin's Villa Hills.
There are people who fell a sense of hopelessness because the mallet-headed Martin has successfully run roughshod over a City Government that was once the envy of Northern Kentucky. Martin has taken full advantage-bordering on abuse of power-of the remarkable power the State Statutes provide a mayor of a Fourth Class City.
The malevolent Martin has somehow successfully gained his revenge against all of the people he incorrectly blames for his 2007 FORGERY ARREST. He told just enough LIES to narrowly win the mayor's office. He fomented enough BOGUS hate and discontent to run off the previous City Council and replaced it with a far more compliant bunch. He resorted to all manner of DECEPTION to get rid of the Police Chief and the Assistant Police Chief. Yes, it could be considered discouraging.
The malevolent Martin has signed an unprecedented Executive Order giving him the shocking power to have "dissidents" arrested at public meetings. Martin has issued a "gag order" against employees who otherwise might dare to tell the truth. Martin has made it a habit to do First Readings of controversial ordinances at untelevised, SECRET monthly meetings. Okay, that is depressing.
Martin has hired his personal attorney to serve as the TAXPAYER-FUNDED City Attorney. Despite the fact that Martin has always been very vocal about his belief that Villa Hills didn't need a part-time City Administrator, he used TAXPAYER MONEY to give his City Clerk a THIRTY-THREE PERCENT PAY INCREASE to serve as the well, uh, how best to say it-the part-time City Administrator. Sure, it seems disheartening.
Let not your heart be troubled. Why? because all of the terrible things the miscreant Martin has done serve as a "teachable moment". You see, more and more people now understand that local elections matter. Democracy is providing the voters another opportunity in a few months. When the voters cast their ballots on November 4, many will understand that not everyone is up for the job. And Martin is clearly not up for the job.
We'll know if in 189 days.
