The Martin Chronicles is reminded of the old Woody Allen saying, "90% of life is just showing up." There is some truth to that. That's why the folks living in malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin's Villa Hills are often only getting the 10% that's left. And what's left isn't too good either.
Allow us to explain.
First, embarrassed snitches from deep inside the bowels of Steve Arlinghaus' Kenton County Court House tell us that the Kenton County Police "no-showed" at least one shift in Villa Hills over the past weekend. We aren't suggesting that the residents went unprotected. We suspect that Villa Hills officers worked the overtime Martin despises so much to ensure the City was patrolled. We'll let you know what more we learn.
We have also learned that Martin "no-showed" last night's finance committee meeting. Why is that important? Well, the city council will soon be asked to approve his new $3.2-plus million budget. The one man who could answer any questions the committee may have had didn't bother to attend.
Perhaps Martin simply figures he's already got the three votes he needs to get his budget passed.
