The Martin Chronicles has been receiving numerous inquiries. Many in our vast readership have been concerned that we decided to fold our tent in the tiny town of Villa Hills and move on to cover government corruption elsewhere.
Rest assured, that is not the case. Not because we suspect that the new mayor and council will continue the indiscretions of the previous administration. In point of fact, we are fairly confident that they have already begun to face the dreadful mess that the previous administration left behind on their way out the door.
But, we remain concerned that sinister elements from and also those supportive of the previous administration are simply biding their time to make their return to power. Several sources tell us that this now-small group sees current septuagenarian Mayor Irvin "Butch" Callery as a short-timer who will be in office for-at best-one term.
We also know that supporters of the previous administration have launched a highly critical blog titled Callery-Count. While we wish the author(s) of this blog well, but we also wish them no success. Why? Because it is well past time to move beyond the absolute disgrace of the past four years.
There are some early positive signs from the new, Callery Administration. Just take a look at the personnel listed on the City-sponsored website. When you see "City Attorney", you have to take heart that it now says "vacant". We suspect that the previous administration's incredibly wasteful spending on lawyers and lawsuits is finally coming to an end.
Sources also tell us that at least a few people who once supported the previous administration are now recanting that misplaced support. These people now realize that the previous mayor may do "great things for people" in other ways, but certainly not in his mismanaged role as mayor. That is a great, first step on the road of their recovery.
The battle is far from over. Some members and supporters of the previous administration are correctly aware that Villa Hills politics swings like the proverbial pendulum. These hatch-plotters fully realize that it won't be all that long before the residents of Villa Hills completely forget just how terrible the past four years have been. They all long for the not-too-distant time when they can once again convince a sleepy populace that it is time for yet another "fresh start".
Well, a huge number of Villa Hills residents who take the time to vote now know that the supposed "fresh start" the head of the previous administration promised was actually four years of corruption and incompetence. These voters now know that the supposed "fresh start" the head of the previous administration promised was actually four years of personal vendettas and personal enrichment.
That is The Martin Chronicles' concern, These voters know it now. But, will they know it then. Will voters make the same mistake they made in 2010 in 2016 or-worse yet-in 2018?
That is precisely why we aren't going anywhere.
