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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven't seen any new crime spikes in Ward 3.

If there are businesses closing, it is a macroeconomic issue, that said, Frumin got expanded support for the different Main Street organizations across the Ward as well as the new BID in Friednship Heights.

There is only so much a Councilmember can do - they are not the Mayor where MPD is concerned, nor in terms of managing projects like the DC Water culvert on Albemarle Street, where the contractor has run into a number of issues that were not identified when the project was being scoped out more than 4 years ago.[/quote]

Yes, crime spiked during Frumin's tenure and remains higher than before he was in office. Easily found by checking DC crime cards. And, more importantly, crime went up in Ward 3 while going down in others. https://crimecards.dc.gov/all:crimes/all:weapons/dated::10122022:10122025/in:Ward:3  Indeed, he should be accountable. He votes on crime bills, no?

You seem to suggest it just happened out of the blue. Of course, Frumin is to blame because he supports policy that directly correlate with that increase in crime. There is cause and effect at this point. If you look at a crime map for Ward 3 and track the incidents, you will find that many take place along the Connecticut Ave NW corridor near the voucher buildings. There are homicides in location where there never were in the decades prior.

All crime in ward 3 is up by almost 20 percent during the 3 year period (ending today) compared to the previous 3-year period. What has he ever done to tackle crime in the Ward, particularly in the areas where it has increased more dramatically? If crime rates are dropping now, we can attribute it to Draconian policing and not Frumin.

On the projects, the funding of the projects could be halted while the issue is sorted, no? Why should taxpayers bear that burden? How is Frumin helping us? How is he making Ward 3 safer for its residents? [/quote]

This is nonsense.

You want to blame Frumin for policies that you believe increased crime in Ward 3 a couple of years ago, but not give him any credit for policies that you believe decreased crime in Ward 3 this year?

News flash: Frumin had nothing to do with any of these policies and neither does any single council-member.

You may have your issues with the way the city goes about housing formerly-homeless people and that’s fine. Many people from across the political spectrum have criticized how the program is run. After all, the only reason that Frumin is now the council-member is that his predecessor leveled a few criticisms of her own and got so much blowback she decided to quit the council.

In the off chance that you do actually care about the voucher program (rather than just trying to smear Frumin), I’d recommend you look into who actually administers it and take your issues up with them.[/quote]

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