To the citizens of Newhaven,
Two years on, we take the time to look back at how much the world and our city has changed after the fallout from the Unity Invasion. Many see the day as reason to celebrate, with good cause too, but for others it is a time of loss and mourning. Despite Unity’s defeat the effects from that day are still felt throughout our great city and I have made it my personal mission as Mayor to try and build us up stronger than ever before. I truly believe it is the peoples victory, not Spectrums, that has shined brightest of all.
My gentrification project in The Basement has been a massive success. New, affordable, homes have been built in the area. Our focus on community areas such as The Gardens has been a particular highlight. Not only has it improved just one area of Newhaven but the effects have rippled through to other districts. Statistics show that in the last few months alone the homeless population has decreased by more than half. Police reports confirm there is almost no one at all left in The Valley, a once well known hotspot for antisocial behaviour, and our business districts seem to grow from strength to strength.
As Mayor of this city I take great pride in the fact we are one of the leaders in the technological industry, just as we have been leaders in previous industries. We are a city of hardworking, law abiding people - which is why I want to take the time in this letter to address my next focus for Newhaven. There are some, a minority, who would deem it fit to tackle problems in unorthodox ways. This kind of activity has only increased in the two years following Unity’s attack and is the only blight left in our wonderful home. These, self dubbed, ‘Vigilantes’ deem themselves outside of the law - undermining the hard work our police force and other emergency services provide on a daily basis.
They run amok in our streets, terrorising anyone they believe they have the right to. Newhaven is becoming trapped in a turf war between those who have these ‘abilities’. It has become nothing but a playground for those who see themselves as all powerful, and as Mayor it is my duty to step in and protect you - the normal, everyday citizen. They destroy public property, break into private buildings & estates and paint targets onto the backs of the very people they claim to ‘protect’. Surely, if they believed they were doing things for the good of the city they would do so without a mask? They hide their identities because they know their intentions are never completely good.
That is why, as I am running unopposed this year, following my reelection I promise to bring forward a new law to put an end to Vigilantes and bring in regulation within Newhaven for anyone with ‘abilities’. That isn’t to say we will be disbanding the idea of using those with gifts to fight crime altogether, but I have been working closely with NHPD official to come up with a compromise involving registering and volunteering alongside the police. We wish to bring in official tests, to seek out those with abilities and prevent them from committing crimes before it is too late, and register all metahumans in a singular database for reference. This is being presented, as always, with the best interest of Newhaven at heart.
Until that point anyone seen in public wearing a face mask to conceal an identity, anyone infiltrating a crime scene or anyone using abilities or illegal weapons on another member of the public will be arrested on sight.
I hope such news will reassure everyone that this years festivities, held in our Harbour district, will go forward without a hitch.
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