Audio: Mayor Fenty on Kojo Nnamdi Show, December 14, 2007

Jabari Zakiya of Empower DC calls into Kojo and Rosetta Barras on Friday, December 14, 2007. Jabari is a member of Empower DC who is helping to lead a campaign to stand up for public property -- to retain the public assets.

Since Fenty has won his so-called mandate to reform the City, his mayoral-transition has seemingly squeezed out the concept of meaningful community input.

Jabari asks Mayor Adrian Fenty a question about Public property. Fenty responds, "What ever is best for the City, is what you should do as Mayor." This equation does not conclude how to discern "what's best for the City."

The Benning Dynamo and other veteran community based organizations have recently deployed survey campaigns to solicit community input and demonstrate what is at least one method of gathering "whats is best for the City." Our friend on the City Council, Harry Thomas, also conducts surveys with his Ward 5 constituents.

• Listen to Jabari >> Fast Forward to 23min 20sec
• Fenty responds at 24min 30sec and says the Executive "agrees in general principle with Empower DC

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