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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of people wanted the bike lanes, including the mayor and DDOT, as well as all of the other Ward 3 candidates from 2022. The only reason they didn't happen is because downtown business interests intervened. That said, he has supported the various main street orgs in terms of providing funds and resources to businesses on the corridor and has been proactive with MPD in terms of presence and enforcement. Maybe your ire is directed at the failing national economy?[/quote] He has done exactly nothing about the rising crime rate along Connecticut stemming from DC blindly putting voucher recipients into empty apartments without offering them any sort of support services. When horrifically violent crimes have happened because of this -- kids dying, etc. -- he offers his thoughts and prayers but says his hands are tied and he can't do anything, like a simp. He's worthless. And I think Frumin's staffers have better use of their time than posting here.[/quote] So Frumin is in charge of public and section 8 housing in the district and not, you know, the private property owners who are converting their properties to take the money from the city? What exactly do you expect a councilmember to do to intervene between a private property owner and the city when there are no permits or hearing or other "stop points" that could put the brakes on such moves? Methinks you either have no idea of what a councilmember can or can't do, or believe they can act as an executive authoritarian.[/quote] He could introduce legislation to cap the number of voucher residents allowed in one building. In fact, Ward 3 residents have explicitly asked him to do this multiple times but he steadfastly refuses to do so. Try harder with your simping for him.[/quote] Not simping for him, but this particular example, no, that legislation would never pass and it isn't worth the time to try. How about offering real solutions and not something completely unviable?[/quote] How about forcing the city to provide either on-site or in-neighborhood support services for voucher residents who are placed far from their usual neighborhoods? How about forcing landlords who gladly accept above-market-rate payment from the DC government to use that money for building security? How about making buildings that have been declared nuisance properties off-limits to future voucher recipients until actionable fixes have been made? How about doing something more than whimpering "this is such a sad story" when a child dies in a voucher apartment (there have been, what, three voucher-family kids who have died violent deaths in Connecticut Avenue apartments since he took office)? He's done none of this. He's done nothing. Show me one thing he's done. Just one. I'll wait.[/quote]
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