Fenty Rep for Openness Has Taken Hits

dcogcadmin | November 30, 2009

A Washington Post profile of Mayor Adrian Fenty’s governing style touched on some disappointment supporters have had about the level of transparency he’s brought to the role.  Noting that "when he moved into the Wilson Building, Fenty reconfigured the mayor’s suite as a bullpen featuring a glass-enclosed meeting room, a symbol of his commitment to transparency," the article also quotes Adams Morgan community leader Brian Weaver saying, "We had a vision that he would be transformative, young and energetic, open and transparent . . . There would be no backroom deals, and he would take on larger issues that had held the city back."  But, Weaver says, "There are still elements of the old machine politics," he said. "It’s just got a shinier chassis." Fenty dismisses the complaints about a lack of transparency as "generalizations."  The Washington Post

A Washington Post profile of Mayor Adrian Fenty’s governing style touched on some disappointment supporters have had about the level of transparency he’s brought to the role.  Noting that "when he moved into the Wilson Building, Fenty reconfigured the mayor’s suite as a bullpen featuring a glass-enclosed meeting room, a symbol of his commitment to transparency," the article also quotes Adams Morgan community leader Brian Weaver saying, "We had a vision that he would be transformative, young and energetic, open and transparent . . . There would be no backroom deals, and he would take on larger issues that had held the city back."  But, Weaver says, "There are still elements of the old machine politics," he said. "It’s just got a shinier chassis." Fenty dismisses the complaints about a lack of transparency as "generalizations."  The Washington Post