Those difficulties, however, give little comfort to those waiting for relief in troubled neighborhoods. While Dolores Shaw of Hunting Park understands that redirecting the forces of government is very complicated, she believes there are a few things the city can do quickly. Those things make people feel better about their community. In Mill Creek, the Rev. Dwayne Royster of Way of Life Ministries lost patience with plan delays a while back. The mayor fails to provide security for those who elected him because he said he was going to be the blight mayor. . . .
People are sick and tired of waiting.
Street and his staff have already missed a few self-imposed deadlines for the plan. First, it was to come out last November. The mayor's key staff briefed Council at a meeting at the University of Pennsylvania then and released those briefing papers. Then, Street in his budget address promised it would be out by the end of February. That didn't happen, and his staff suggested it could be out before the end of March.