Fenty builds to the end

The concept of political lame duck wasn’t just rewritten by Congress. Locally, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty also shifted the definition. Even as his replacement announced cabinet appointments, the outgoing pol held court. Fenty extolled the design for a new Dunbar High School. He announced the construction of a new Francis Gregory Library. He opened the new Department of Employment Services in Ward 7. His administration squeezed negligent nonprofit group home managers and reached a settlement agreement with DirecTV. During the weekend, he mobilized his public works team anticipating the season’s first snow.

Anyone who has watched him throughout his tenure hasn’t been surprised he’s pushed to the end, continuing his duties with vigor and verve.