My fellow citizens,
I once again run for the seat of your Governor and humbly ask for your vote. I have had the opportunity to meet so many of you during the town halls I've held and know that together we have done some amazing work. I also know we're not finished! There is still much to be done.
I stand before you a servant of the people beaming with pride at all the accomplishments we've completed this term. The addition of our new jail was one that really brought the citizens out to discuss the various options and the majority voices were heard. I met with the King on this very topic several times, our architects worked really hard to come up with a middle ground. Some folks desired a big building with various jail cells and a full guard post 24 hours a day... some of you agreed we needed a jail but did not agree with the addition of such a big endeavor... and some of you disagreed entirely with jail installation. In the end, it was agreed upon through our various town halls that a small jail, with one main cell would be sufficient for the needs of our city. It took months to oversee the construction which kept me very busy. The end result now stands proudly as a beacon of what we can accomplish when we work together.
Our next endeavor was to try to keep our citizens healthy and heal the injured. While the healers in West Britain is a great place with skilled healers, the need for more in such a large city was evident. So I gathered some health advisors to see what would make the best sense. Finacially, after the jail was built, we were under a tight budget. So I decided that my family, being nobles of the city, would help to acquire the land and fund the construction of a new hospital. The city would retain lease to the building and it would manage the staff and their salaries. This helped to cut down a lot of the costs for the city. The building was completed just recently and now comes the task of filling it with the supplies, furnishing, and needs of a hospital. We must also start to staff the hospital by hiring a Director, skilled healers, and other staff members before we can open it to the public. Like I said, still a lot of work to do but I am confident that you will grant me the honor to continue the work we've started.
And now I speak to the future... a lot of you have voiced your opinions to me about our Library. Believe me, I share the frustration that you all have at the fact that there is no visual reward --- unlike the Zoo or the Museum --- to the efforts of our city's people to upgrade the library. This is something I've been working to get addressed. Until then, we must still push through and engage our local libraries to participate. The Public Library is not just one building in one city, its a collection... a system... of libraries throughout our land. I will be working with the people across the Kingdom to solidify that bond and help each of them thrive. The Benefactor's Dinner raises funds from our fortunate citizens to back new up and coming authors publish their books as well as furnish copies to all our connected libraries.
This term I will also be focusing on expanding the courses that are offered at the Bardic Collegium. Music has always been a huge part of this city, thus it is important to continue to support our musicians and vocalists of the land. Several live performances will be scheduled to take place in our King's Theatre or perhaps at the Bardic Collegium itself. This is surely to delight our citizens!
While rumors have been abundant about yours truly not being around, I can assure you --- and many citizens can also attest --- that I am around. Perhaps I am not running in the circles that I had been seen in before, but I most definitely am in the city. These days I keep only to the city of Britain and of course our family's holdings. The best way to contact me is to leave a note with the City Herald at the city stone.
(OOC: Folks, you can write in a book and drop it into the city stone itself to leave messages for your governors, in case you did not know. I know we're still missing that two-way communication bulletin board and we really should get those back in our Governor's Offices at least. We really could use a mailbox in our Governor's Offices, too!)
Sincerely yours,
Incumbent Gov. Pandora de Romanus,
Countess of Britain
Imperator of Umbra
I once again run for the seat of your Governor and humbly ask for your vote. I have had the opportunity to meet so many of you during the town halls I've held and know that together we have done some amazing work. I also know we're not finished! There is still much to be done.
I stand before you a servant of the people beaming with pride at all the accomplishments we've completed this term. The addition of our new jail was one that really brought the citizens out to discuss the various options and the majority voices were heard. I met with the King on this very topic several times, our architects worked really hard to come up with a middle ground. Some folks desired a big building with various jail cells and a full guard post 24 hours a day... some of you agreed we needed a jail but did not agree with the addition of such a big endeavor... and some of you disagreed entirely with jail installation. In the end, it was agreed upon through our various town halls that a small jail, with one main cell would be sufficient for the needs of our city. It took months to oversee the construction which kept me very busy. The end result now stands proudly as a beacon of what we can accomplish when we work together.
Our next endeavor was to try to keep our citizens healthy and heal the injured. While the healers in West Britain is a great place with skilled healers, the need for more in such a large city was evident. So I gathered some health advisors to see what would make the best sense. Finacially, after the jail was built, we were under a tight budget. So I decided that my family, being nobles of the city, would help to acquire the land and fund the construction of a new hospital. The city would retain lease to the building and it would manage the staff and their salaries. This helped to cut down a lot of the costs for the city. The building was completed just recently and now comes the task of filling it with the supplies, furnishing, and needs of a hospital. We must also start to staff the hospital by hiring a Director, skilled healers, and other staff members before we can open it to the public. Like I said, still a lot of work to do but I am confident that you will grant me the honor to continue the work we've started.
And now I speak to the future... a lot of you have voiced your opinions to me about our Library. Believe me, I share the frustration that you all have at the fact that there is no visual reward --- unlike the Zoo or the Museum --- to the efforts of our city's people to upgrade the library. This is something I've been working to get addressed. Until then, we must still push through and engage our local libraries to participate. The Public Library is not just one building in one city, its a collection... a system... of libraries throughout our land. I will be working with the people across the Kingdom to solidify that bond and help each of them thrive. The Benefactor's Dinner raises funds from our fortunate citizens to back new up and coming authors publish their books as well as furnish copies to all our connected libraries.
This term I will also be focusing on expanding the courses that are offered at the Bardic Collegium. Music has always been a huge part of this city, thus it is important to continue to support our musicians and vocalists of the land. Several live performances will be scheduled to take place in our King's Theatre or perhaps at the Bardic Collegium itself. This is surely to delight our citizens!
While rumors have been abundant about yours truly not being around, I can assure you --- and many citizens can also attest --- that I am around. Perhaps I am not running in the circles that I had been seen in before, but I most definitely am in the city. These days I keep only to the city of Britain and of course our family's holdings. The best way to contact me is to leave a note with the City Herald at the city stone.
(OOC: Folks, you can write in a book and drop it into the city stone itself to leave messages for your governors, in case you did not know. I know we're still missing that two-way communication bulletin board and we really should get those back in our Governor's Offices at least. We really could use a mailbox in our Governor's Offices, too!)
Sincerely yours,
Incumbent Gov. Pandora de Romanus,
Countess of Britain
Imperator of Umbra
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