Citizens of Sanctuary!
I do not call you here lightly. As the campaigning has wided down to a close, and the new councillors are getting familiar with their positions, it was expected that it would take some time for the council to get working. I DENY THIS. Citizens, I am here to tell you what the Council has done in a single day.
We have approved the usage of Canal Ward tax funds for reconstruction. Using all of the tax money, construction companies will be hired to rebuild and reconstruct the Canal, making it stronger under our protection. The defences will be strengthened and outfitted, and the bridges will be reinforced and made safer. The land will tremble under our touch, knowing that we, the strong Sanctuarians, have banded together to strengthen our city. The taxes will then be added to the general fund.
The Council has also taken an active stance against corruption and bribery. To begin this, Councillors are being stripped of some privledges their rooms provided. Their offices are now offices, and not homes. Giant meals will no longer be paid for by the citizens, nor will the greedy be able to outfit their offices into virtual estates, courtesy of the money hard working citizens paid in taxes. This has been limited, and in its place the Councillors recieve a modest paycheck, to ward off bribery due to them being poor. Councillors may deny this paycheck, and it will be added back into discretionary funding.
The Council has also begun negotiations to rebuild the Canal Ward gate, to strengthen our defenders. The Watch will soon recieve a larger percentage of the budget, up to 15% depending on council deliberations. The Spellguard may also be entitled to some money if they continue to prove their exemplerary work.
9 others proposals are also being deliberated upon, proposed by myself, to better the city of Sanctuary. Know that we will never rest while this city can improve- and this city will always be able to improve. We will be stronger. We will not back down. WE WILL NOT YIELD.