DC Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At-Large), who chairs the DC Council's Committee on Public Safety will be leading a forum discussion on crime in the Shaw and Mt. Vernon Square neighborhoods this evening. The event will take place from 7 - 9:30 PM at the New Community Church at 614 S Street.
According to Mendelson: "The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss what the Council has done/can do to improve public safety in the Shaw and Mt. Vernon Square neighborhoods. I have asked that the MPD and U.S. Attorney's office send representatives, and intend that the bulk of the meeting with me devoted to answering questions from those who attend."
This should be interesting, although the cynic in me doesn't think anything substantive will come from this ("Yes, we'll work to bring down gun crime...") and that this is only taking place because Mendelson has an honest-to-god challenger for his seat, in the form of Clark Ray.
Borderstan and Life in Mount Vernon Square have more.
Monday, December 14, 2009
TONIGHT: Councilmember Mendelson Holds Crime Summit
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Hope the 'cynic in you' attended the very constructive meeting. Community interface has long been a staple of Mendelson's leadership, holding small informal meetings in neighborhoods, attending community group meetings, reaching out and being accessible- even when it's not an election year.
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