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The BrookStone Region

CTMandR
A SimCity 4 Journal by CTMandR Created Jul-27-2009 Updated Nov-15-2009 Entries 31 Journal viewed 13,745 times
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Journey with a Journalist tasked to cover the BrookStone Region as the area grows from small fishing and logging region to a bustling commerce center. -Celebrating a population over 100,000!

Arrival and Lexington Bay

Posted on Jul-27-2009 viewed 1,096 times
"Hmph, how come I was the one tasked to this small, so-called 'developing' area? I mean, its hardly developing, and with 17,000 residents, its really quite small."



"Anyway, I arrived at the largest docks, at Lexington bay, and could tell that this is also home to a lot of fishermen. I got off the boat and checked my watch. I had a couple hours until I had to meet the mayor and district comitee, so I thought I would walk around."



"Right off the docks I saw a couple of souvenir shops and a lone gas station, this seemed like the main street of the entire town....not much to shop around with, but everything was very clean and seemed like the shops that were here were very nice shops. I continued to walk down the road, I was headed towards some Marina's I saw on the ferry ride here."



"And I must say these boats are very nice for this small town, maybe they're summer boats for wealthy business men...and the actual docks themselves are very nice too, I'm impressed! However, it was time to make my way down to the council house, and I began walking back."



"The Council house was situated on a hill overlooking the city, next to the few other wealthy homes in town. I was greeted by the mayor himself,  and he told me that there have recently been a few new suburbs popping up, and proceeded to show me a couple photos:"





"Already my veiws on this region were beginning to change, maybe this is the beginning of a large metropolis. Once we were done with the photos, he showed me what was before the council, a decision to let developers build on a plain higher up in the mountains."



This is what you can vote on! The council must decide whether or not to let this area be developed, and your vote could heavily influence their opinion! if it is not developed, the mayor proposes a natural habitat for surrounding species, although that would take heavily out of Regional budget, and there are a slew of other spaces available. However, many say this is prime land, not to be tampered with.

"once I got done at the council, it was getting late, I grabbed dinner at a local diner and settled in. Tommorrow I will be visiting the Regions largest city, Calgary."



"Thats my Hotel, by the way, very cozy, i'll be well prepared for tommorrow!"
 
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