Daily News | Mayor Jim Kenney has been absent in Philly’s public response to the Delaware River water contamination
the Delaware River, residents scrambled for bottled water and for answers from city leaders.
“A leader’s absence speaks volumes and can sometime ratchet up concerns,” said Anne Buchanan, a crisis management consultant who has worked with water companies in the past. “It’s a shame that we don’t have a leader who is showing his face and offering words of encouragement at a time when people have serious concerns.
Kenney has been in the city throughout the water contamination ordeal, administration spokesperson Sarah Peterson said. But instead of participating in news conferences about the chemical spill, the mayor left it to “subject matter experts from the two lead agencies who are best equipped to discuss the details of the situation as it evolved,” she said.
“At then end of the day, Philadelphians, when they have a crisis, they expect to see the mayor there,” said former City Councilmember Derek Green, one of the 11 candidates vying for the. “The bottom line is when you put your hand top and say, ‘I’m taking the oath of office to be mayor, people look to you for leadership in crisis situations.”
But the city has avoided addressing key questions, Wein said. It remains unclear how long Philadelphians should avoid drinking tap water after midnight Monday, and whether the contamination could be present for just a day, a week, or longer.
That parallels instances during the pandemic when the city attempted to encourage masking without requiring it, Buchanan said.
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