It’s been just over 100 days since D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty took office (106 to be precise), and the WaPo’s David Nakamura took the opportunity to pen a lengthy profile of the impression Fenty has left on the city so far.
Fenty, 36, the youngest chief executive in the District’s history, has set out to create a more engaged and responsive government. He was elected in a landslide on a pledge to replace the detached, professorial approach of former mayor Anthony A. Williams (D), who was often criticized for his out-of-town travels.
The new mayor’s style has helped win political support for his biggest initiatives. But despite Fenty’s energy, some D.C. Council members and community leaders who have worked closely with him say they think he appears comfortable to remain in campaign mode, constantly courting the public. They wonder whether he will be willing — and able — to focus on the harder parts: spelling out the details for improving the 34,000-employee bureaucracy, improving the schools, reducing crime and narrowing the economic divide.
The story goes on to cite the Mayor’s sub-par marks on handling snow removal this winter and break from constituent service program appointee Merrit Drucker as signs that not all is coming up roses for Fenty. At the same time, it’s tough not to be impressed with the relative ease at which he has driven through controversial measures such as the school takeover plan.
We thought we’d take this opportunity to ask for your opinion in a very brief survey: What do you think of Mayor Fenty’s job performance so far?
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