Day: January 12, 2015

Yesterday, the NJ published a lengthy article where Wilmington's business community officially went on the record to voice their disapproval of the Williams' Administration's approach to managing crime in the city. While news and complaints about the crime problem are not new, the fact that portions of Wilmington's business community is willing to talk to journalists about their concerns is new and huge, I think. Previously, they could just reach out to the 9th floor and they usually had not just a sympathetic ear, but also an administration that at least tried to address their concerns. Not, the problem (while admittedly not that much bigger than before) is exacerbated by both the glib promises made by the Mayor and his people as well as an administration that is utterly MIA on this issue. It isn't just that no one from the Administration will speak or even be seen to be proactive on safety issues (even the perception of safety issues), Wilmington's business community has met with the Administration multiple times asking how they can help AND communicating that they can be counted on to support solutions. This effort has been met with silence.