Civic Engagement

A Fenty administration will be connected to the people it serves.  As I have done in the years I have served on the Council, I will constantly be out in the community listening to the needs of citizens. I will attend community meetings, ANC meetings, PTA meetings and other community meetings on a regular basis.  In a Fenty Administration it will not be enough to just answer phones, we will work with residents to find the best solutions to problems.  We will follow-up to ensure residents get responses and see the improvement they deserve.  My administration will hire highly qualified managers to make district government accountable and I will demand that all agencies operate at a maximum degree of transparency and openness.  

A Fenty Administration will:

•   Make people and neighborhoods the focus of our efforts. Government managers will be rated on how they solve problems and on how they communicate with people.  My entire administration and I will attend meetings and events throughout the City on a regular basis.  We will create an Office of Neighborhoods and Partnerships  that will work with residents and stakeholders to improve neighborhoods and strengthen the trust that residents have in government.  The Fenty administration will engage in an ongoing conversation with the people of the District to ensure the city’s needs are being addressed.

• Partner with programs like Neighborhood College and initiatives such as Collaboration DC to increase our civic capacities and to act on issues of importance.

• Engage citizens through the use of neighborhood and ward based meetings in partnership with local civic and faith-based groups. 

• Hold regular citywide town hall meetings.

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