Beltway Area Indymedia

Mayor Fenty has announced "Operation Fixit" in which teams from all city agencies from trash collection to code enforcement will descend upon a single block, address-or entire neighborhood. Assesing fines against landlords is to be part of this operation.

The operation aims to show city residents that "change is possible" but what KIND of change? Rat, trash, and roach contgrol are one thing, but on Pacifica Headline news it was announced that "many neighbors are fed up whose owners are negligent, allowing trash to pile up, buildings to run down, and TENANTS TO RUN AMUCK!

Perhaps the "neighbors" cited are wealthy condo owners or potential condo owners whining about living with the poor?
Clearing trash is one thing, clearing tenants quite another!