He sent out the following note:
Farewell - my last letter…
From: Joseph Fengler
Sent: Fri 12/18/09 11:48 AM
My wife and I (and our dog Missy) purchased a home in the Lincoln Park community - just a mile to the south. Accordingly, I have resigned my position as ANC 6A02 Commissioner. It has been an honor to work with many of you over the last seven years to make our community a better place to live and work. If there is one thing I can leave with you, it would be to volunteer two hours a month to serve on an ANC 6A committee. Many of the accomplishments attributed to ANC 6A are a direct result of residents taking the time to get involved and provide insight on zoning, liquor license, and public safety issues. It is my firm belief that an ANC will only be as good as the volunteers that donate their time to make great things happen. I will be attending the ANC 6A meeting on January 14 to say my last goodbye (7pm at Miner Elementary School located at the 600 block of 15th Street, NE ). If you have a chance to attend so I can say farewell in person that would be great -- and you can volunteer for a committee!
Holiday Regards, Joe Fengler
6 comments:
That is a shame, Fengler was a superstar. Glad to hear he is staying on the hill.
Didn't care for the way he ran the ANC meetings, but I gotta say that he led the total reformation of ANC6A from a petty corrupt gang of jokesters to a serious policy setting group with tons of straight up integrity.
Thank you Joe job well done......
5th street
Didn't know the guy but I always thought he did a great job. And I LOVED his meeting management style. Very regimented.
off topic, from PoP
(merry xmas)
“Metropolitan Police and Federal Partners Seize $1.5 Million in Drugs in Northeast Operation
(Washington, DC) – Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and members from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), announced today the arrests of 44 suspects for the possession and distribution of firearms and narcotics with a street value of more than $1.5 million.
The investigation was a joint effort with MPD, ATF, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Both the FBI and ATF were active partners in the undercover effort and the subsequent prosecution of defendants. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia worked quickly to indict and charge the 44 individuals involved.
“The numbers of drugs and weapons are staggering,” said Mayor Fenty. “The men and women who put their lives on the line to go undercover deserve our thanks for making the city safer.”
The undercover operation was set up inside of a Northeast, DC body shop called E.B.’s Auto Shop with five undercover officers posing as international drug traffickers. The first undercover purchase was made on June 24, 2009. Arrests continued through December 2009.
MPD’s Major Narcotics Unit and federal authorities seized nearly five kilograms of cocaine, 49 ounces of PCP, 210 grams of crack cocaine, and 2.5 kilograms of heroin. The drugs were purchased and seized by the detectives in the investigation. Additionally 123 firearms, including 25 assault weapons were purchased or seized during the undercover operation.
“This is an example of the guns, gangs and drugs that are wreaking havoc on the city,” said Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier. “This is the most successful operation that we’ve done in Washington, DC since the 1970s.”
A ring of violent criminals that were involved in carjackings, home invasion robberies, auto theft, drug dealing, and firearms trafficking were arrested as part of this undercover investigation.
“We are honored to be a part of one of the most successful violent crime initiatives in the District in the last 30 years,” said Richard Marianos, the ATF’s Assistant Special Agent In Charge.
Firearms purchased during the operation were supplied from Florida, North Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Virginia, and Maryland. Heroin and cocaine originating from Mexico, Guatemala, and Canada was purchased or seized during the investigation.
Defendants were arrested from local areas such as Washington DC, Maryland, and as far away as Mexico and Canada.”
I loved the way Fengler ran those meetings. That's exactly why the ANC6A functioned far better than in the past and attracted more talent. I certainly didn't agree with all his positions, but so what - his style kept the ANC6A meetings from degenerating - and hopefully they will continue to be ran in an orderly fashion.
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