The Martin Chronicles gets it. We clearly understand just how "slippery" now-outgoing Villa Hills malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin truly is. We also now know that Martin has no intention of doing the right thing and simply going away. This despite his unprecedented 84% - 16% walloping at the polls on November 4.
We know every single word Martin spouts at his favorite watering hole. Better yet, we will report every word. This is how we learned that Martin plans to misuse councilmembers Vaden and Koenig to gum up the works of the incoming Callery Administration until the little fella can get himself elected to council in 2016 to "save the day". Oh, brother.
We know the address of every single household where Martin's mostly-unlicensed , shoddy-at-best handyman company is performing its' shoddy-at-best work. Martin has even done work at the home of current City Administrator/City Clerk Craigory T. Bohman. Some residents are concerned that this work represents a kick-back for the huge pay raise Martin gave Bohman.
We know that some Villa Hills City employees are deeply concerned that a very angry Martin is going to fire them before the clock finally runs out on the little fella at 11:59:59PM, December 31, 2014. These employees are telling us that a livid Martin has been "beside himself" over his historic, incredibly lopsided, crushing defeat on Election Day, 2014. We have been told that Martin blames these employees-and everybody else but himself-for his embarrassing November 4 massacre.
We know that the shredders are working triple-overtime at the Villa Hills City Building. Now that Martin knows his days are numbered, we are told by several well-laced sources that he is quite open about leaving behind absolutely no evidence that can be used in the personal lawsuits that are going to be filed against the little fella after January 1, 2015. Martin probably doesn't understand that the soon-to-be-plaintiffs against him already have these documents thanks to City employees who have something he doesn't have-a conscience.
We know that Martin is doing at least some of his banking at the 5/3rd Bank branch at the corner of Kentucky 18 and Turfway Road. We have observers who report to us. 5/3rd bank employees are all on high alert. They know good and well that Martin is always happy to throw them under the proverbial bus. You remember, don't you? Martin claimed that bank tellers advised him it was okay to forge his deceased mother's name on her checks.
We know that Martin and his personal-and now City-Attorney Toad V. McMurtry both have their heads in a very tight vise. Why? These two are now lamely trying to convince The Kentucky Retirement Board that their previous statements to The Kentucky State Auditor's Office are "no longer operative". Martin and McMurtry have foolishly put SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN JEOPARDY because of their reckless and vindictive double-talk.
We know that both Bohman and McMurtry are absolutely convinced that incoming Mayor Callery will keep them both on the taxpayers' over-taxed payroll after January 1, 2015. This despite their major contributions to the last two years of Martin's malicious mayhem.
Bohman is relying on his long history with Callery. Despite the fact that the retired septuagenarian Callery has more than enough time and is perfectly capable of performing all of the tasks currently being handled by Bohman. McMurtry has been telling everyone who will listen-and some who won't-that "Callery will never get rid of me because he's close friends with my dad". Despite the fact that McMurtry has racked up legal bills in excess of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND TAXPAYER DOLLARS since Martin hired him less than two years ago.
These are just some of the shameful reasons The Martin Chronicles has no intentions of going anywhere as we all head in to 2015.
