Short-term, Newport needs an enhanced police presence in specific areas to deal with the gaps and inefficiencies exposed by events over the last year. We can satisfy that short-term need almost immediately, at nominal cost, by establishing a police substation on the peninsula today so as to be ready for next summer. There are several vacant commercial buildings, with sufficient parking, that can be leased for a reasonable sum. Spend $150,000 to rehab the interior, $200,000 on state-of-the-art communications, $100,000 on furnishings and miscellaneous expenses, and $25,000 on a huge sign identifying the substation, and you have a functioning police substation, a significant community presence and deterrent, in the middle of the peninsula. Spend a few extra dollars to make it welcoming and user-friendly, and you have a new, viable community asset. Assign a Sergeant, an officer, two clerical/administrative personnel, and two squad cars to the facility, and the City makes a strong statement to the community — and to those who seek to cause trouble — that Newport will act quickly, decisively and creatively to protect and serve our citizens and neighbors.