PAXLAIR CITY, FELUCCA -  July 25, 2006

At the PaxLair-wide meeting held in PaxLair City, Felucca tonight, Mayor Winfield announced he is planning a one-day retreat for PaxLair leadership in PaxGlacei, Malas within the next two weeks.  Former Mayor Minsk graciously offered the use of her home (a tower) there for the leadership retreat.  The retreat will involve the Mayor, Former Mayor, Ministers, Viceroys, and Deputy Viceroys.

In an interview after the PaxLair meeting, Mayor Winfield said, "at times the leadership of PaxLair needs to get their heads together.  We need to look back on our past and forge paths for the future.  PaxLair continues to change every day with more leadership changes, activities, new history, and newer ideas.  I have great respect for the abilities of PaxLair's leadership with significant ideas from our citizens to move us forward into the nineth year of PaxLair's existence."

There were a few comments made by citizens after the meeting that they would not be able to attend the retreat.  In the interview, the Mayor responded, "I have high hopes that many people are interested in the way-ahead for PaxLair.  And that is apparently so!  I am pleased with this.  However, we have an organized and working government in our PaxLair community and I need to be able to discuss things succinctly and frankly with the appointed leadership ... and they with me.  We are not holding secrets from anyone; in fact, we are one of the most transparent communities with plenty of news, announcement of decisions, and openness to our citizens, allies, and friends.  We are always willing to explain our goals and our paths to get where we would like to go.  A retreat of this sort will allow us to efficiently and effectively bring issues to the table for solution along with new and innovative ideas.  It is hard to do some of this in a Town Hall atmosphere, but the Town Halls will come, even before certain decisions may be made.  I hope all citizens work with their city leadership to bring up any ideas or concerns before our leadership retreat."

[OOC: In other words, we are role-playing the government which is one of the essences of PaxLair.  And this is an 'off-site' conducted in character for the RP'd leadership.  We'll see what happens and what comes out of it--it's another way we challenge ourselves to RP a working government within the Realm.]