Announcement from the Office of the Mayor of Mount Augusta

My fellow Citizens of Mount Augusta,

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone that participated in the Election. Mt. Augusta has always striven to be a paragon of democracy within Civ, and for the past eleven years we have not strayed from that goal, running countless free and fair elections to deliver the will of the people. It is a great honour that the Augustans I hold in such high regard have trusted me to deliver their will. I would like to thank our previous Mayor, ComradeNick , for his words and support, for the peaceful transfer of power, and above all his service and commitment to the people of Mt. Augusta. I would also like to thank our esteemed Judges Mallace, Pookie_Kins and Logic_Man for their encouragement, as well as everyone else who voted and registered. It is a testament to Augusta's commitment to open democracy that allows people like me, passionate people who care about the future of Mt. Augusta, to take part in its government and help steer our ship - and a ship as big as ours takes many hands to steer.

In the immediate present there are several projects and plans already in motion to secure MtA's security and community. One of my approaches in ensuring this security will be in appointing our former mayor ComradeNick as Deputy Mayor. Nick has put a lot of work into a proposed overhauling of our current constitution along with the input of Augusta's Justices, building strong relationships with many world leaders, and recruiting new players - I feel it is imperative that he be allowed to continue this work for the good of Mt. Augusta, and will be taking an advisory approval vote shortly to confirm the support of my decision to appoint ComradeNick as Deputy Mayor of Mt. Augusta, my previous and now vacated role. As Deputy Mayor Nick will provide a familiar face to foreigners and MTA citizens alike, and we will be in a stronger position to continue the extensive and necessary work that he has done in his tenure.

Looking to the future of Mount Augusta, I see a lot of work ahead. The state of the Civ genre is as ever shaky, our sister colony on CivReign having wound down for the time being due to overall server population concerns, and the political atmosphere here on CivMC is fraught with tension due to our bipolar world. It is important in times like these that we are able to be strong, together, and that we understand what we're capable of as a community. To paraphrase the great MtA diplomat and former Mayor, Sami F. Ghani,

"Augusta is at a crossroads. We've always been a place on the server where everyone is welcome and you can try new things. I'm proud that we have a formalised justice system, and I'm proud that our city feels lived in. But it is difficult doing things against the grain in this server. It can be tiring. It can be a lot of work. It can be unrewarding and depressing. I want to bring back that Augustan spirit that we all used to feel, the bonds that unite us together as one, when being an Augustan meant something. It meant helping your neighbor and being proud of the great place you were from. Augusta is only as great as we make it, together."

I have no new dream to set forth today, but rather urge a fresh faith in the old dream. That Augusta can be as great as we make it; that it will grow as large as we build it; that Mt. Augustas law, the law of the people, will bring them peace. We don't define success as a long sword and an empty room, but as a long speech at a full table. Only together can we continue to grow the Mt. Augusta that we dream of, that we have seen grow to unparalleled heights in the past, and with our efforts - your efforts - we can reach those heights and achieve our dream. Lex Paciferat, and Glory to Mt. Augusta for 11 years more!

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