Sim City (3000) Succession Session
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Well, since Smellincoffee whose my favorite, I'll have to call dibs on Mark Antony. Can't be the one crossing the Rubicon.
King Flevance
Deity
"Congratulations! You have been selected to be the new mayor of New Galway! Effective immediately! Please report to the nw City Hall tomorrow!
"I never ran for office, there must be some mistake," Flevance thought. "I will go straighten this out tomorrow."
(Save downloaded and I have looked over the map a bit, I should have an update posted by this weekend.)
"I never ran for office, there must be some mistake," Flevance thought. "I will go straighten this out tomorrow."
(Save downloaded and I have looked over the map a bit, I should have an update posted by this weekend.)
King Flevance
Deity
Upon walking into City Hall, Flevance was greeted by one of the staff where he proceeded to tell them he had not ran for election. However, this was dismissed as the staff explained that in the last election the voters had written in:
Anyone but Quintillus or Smellincoffee! As the majority vote.
"So we sent out a bunch of letters last month and you were the first to respond, so... YOU WON! YAY! Suddenly a group of people swarmed him shaking his hand and speaking over him. They brought him to an office as they praised and questioned him. "This is your new office" they said eagerly as they began introducing themselves as his advisors assuring him that he would barely have to do anything himself. That made it easy to say yes to UNLIMITED CIVIC POWER!
As he looked over the data of the city, he was very impressed at the pure chaotic nature of the city and yet it was profitable. So many problems pushed down the road, and he had every intention of seeing how much further down that road he could push them! This trash business was a spectacle to behold and he began monitoring the numbers. In the meantime, he began work on seaport repairs from a recent typhoon. As he surveyed the industrial sector it seemed a little too flammable for his tastes and he commissioned a new firehouse to be built.
Soon he got a phone call from the mayor of Soren offering New Galway a place to offload its trash for a fee. But Flevance didn't see a benefit in spending money on that, as another landfill would be cheaper. So he declined.
Although he had to admit this town was a cesspit of pollution. So he talked with the advisors about it and enacted the Conservation Core Ordinance to encourage community pride. It would cost the city a small but noticeable fee for equipment every year but it was worth it. Flevance then spent the rest of his first year observing the city and doing minor park projects to increase land value and tidy up the infrastructure layout. With many residents of the original town feeling neglected for the fancy new business district, Flevance vowed to revitalize downtown, as many other mayors often promise. Immediately, he was distracted!
We are getting our own baseball team?! I need to build that Stadium! So I can name them the New Galway Caesars! This will be the legacy Flevance will leave behind and he couldn't have been happier.
However, immediately, water contamination plagued the city. Residents were rapidly moving away due to high residential taxes, and probably pollution. Flevance remedied this in a couple months by lowering the taxes slightly and building a water treatment plant near the river. Hospitals began to overflow so Flevance built a few more ahead of his anticipated expansion. This took up most of his second year in office but he heard talk of a desired University so he figured a Pro Reading campaign would be good for the city if such a thing was desired.
Remembering about the garbage ordeal in his second year, he decided the city had the funds to buy a third incinerator to curb this trash problem past his time in office. This move paid off more than he anticipated though as the landfill actually began to clear out a little. Word must have got around quick though as soon, the Mayor of Sparks came knocking on our door once again wanting to sell even MORE garbage!
Flevance didn't bother with the math as he had gained 10% more of the landfill back. This was more money to help build a stadium and not his problem in the end. DEAL! Year 3 was starting off great!
The news got even better when we were awarded our own univesity! Flevance cared little about this but the citizens were excited as it created a lot of buzz and gossip in the city. Hopefully the University has a good baseball team so we can find local talent for the city's team. Flevances promises came back to bite him as he was prepping for the new stadium location. The jails were so full, inmates were getting early releases and crime was getting excessive. The people cried out that he promised to give attention to the original part of town and revitalize it but it was stagnating and people were jaywalking and tearing tags off of pillows just to survive. Enough was enough. He began the District A of New Galway (DANG) Project and started bulldozing people's houses, rezoning, and modernizing the road network as needed. Motels praised Flevance and the citizens... well, he ignored them for a few months.
With these new lower taxes and clean water, people wanted to live in New Galway again. Much to Flevance's surprise, the DANG project saw more and more residents craving a home in New Galway. This was what this city needs! With more residents, commerce will thrive and the money will pour in. Flevance created a new initiative that He called Project Blue. The first step, to add a residential wing onto the edge of the commercial district to fuel the localized economy. It worked great. Buildings could't be built fast enough. The population grew so fast Flevance even added on to the new industrial sector for more jobs.
By the October of year 4 Project Blue had taken New Galway's population up over 195,000! All while the people cried out about high taxes! The power grid had been pushed to it's limits and another oil power plant was added near the landfill. The final phase of Project Blue was to standardize the water pumping district. Flevance went to work to make sure the water system could support this new population. However, in an oversight, a pipe had been severed during a dig and a large portion of the population was without water for months. A mass exodus began to happen! Over 15,000 residents left before Flevance could figure out the problem. But finally, the water supply was remedied and the system was in order.
He did not get as far as he planned, but time was running out and he had a stadium to build. Interest in New Galway had dropped considerably. For months, no one moved in. Flevance decided it was now or never. He used the funds he had saved to build Flavance Stadium, home of the New Galway Caesars. Placing some local business districts nearby, he then slashed both residential and commercial taxes. The people were thrilled to giggles!
They had a giant balloon of Quintillus and the parade took place right in front of Smellincoffee's statue. They yearned for the leadership they once abandoned. Or perhaps not, they just wanted to remember how bad things can get as we were to head into a new election. Flevance conitued with a couple minor projects before he was voted out of office at the end of 1945. His generous tax cuts clearly were not enough to hold the office. But New Galway was certainly on the rise and on pace to break 200,000 population within a year or two.
Population: 184,206 (On the rise)
Annual Surplus: $44,305 (Low Taxes)
Debt: 0
EQ: 98
Life Expectancy: 62 Years
Anyone but Quintillus or Smellincoffee! As the majority vote.
"So we sent out a bunch of letters last month and you were the first to respond, so... YOU WON! YAY! Suddenly a group of people swarmed him shaking his hand and speaking over him. They brought him to an office as they praised and questioned him. "This is your new office" they said eagerly as they began introducing themselves as his advisors assuring him that he would barely have to do anything himself. That made it easy to say yes to UNLIMITED CIVIC POWER!
As he looked over the data of the city, he was very impressed at the pure chaotic nature of the city and yet it was profitable. So many problems pushed down the road, and he had every intention of seeing how much further down that road he could push them! This trash business was a spectacle to behold and he began monitoring the numbers. In the meantime, he began work on seaport repairs from a recent typhoon. As he surveyed the industrial sector it seemed a little too flammable for his tastes and he commissioned a new firehouse to be built.
Soon he got a phone call from the mayor of Soren offering New Galway a place to offload its trash for a fee. But Flevance didn't see a benefit in spending money on that, as another landfill would be cheaper. So he declined.
Although he had to admit this town was a cesspit of pollution. So he talked with the advisors about it and enacted the Conservation Core Ordinance to encourage community pride. It would cost the city a small but noticeable fee for equipment every year but it was worth it. Flevance then spent the rest of his first year observing the city and doing minor park projects to increase land value and tidy up the infrastructure layout. With many residents of the original town feeling neglected for the fancy new business district, Flevance vowed to revitalize downtown, as many other mayors often promise. Immediately, he was distracted!
We are getting our own baseball team?! I need to build that Stadium! So I can name them the New Galway Caesars! This will be the legacy Flevance will leave behind and he couldn't have been happier.
However, immediately, water contamination plagued the city. Residents were rapidly moving away due to high residential taxes, and probably pollution. Flevance remedied this in a couple months by lowering the taxes slightly and building a water treatment plant near the river. Hospitals began to overflow so Flevance built a few more ahead of his anticipated expansion. This took up most of his second year in office but he heard talk of a desired University so he figured a Pro Reading campaign would be good for the city if such a thing was desired.
Remembering about the garbage ordeal in his second year, he decided the city had the funds to buy a third incinerator to curb this trash problem past his time in office. This move paid off more than he anticipated though as the landfill actually began to clear out a little. Word must have got around quick though as soon, the Mayor of Sparks came knocking on our door once again wanting to sell even MORE garbage!
Flevance didn't bother with the math as he had gained 10% more of the landfill back. This was more money to help build a stadium and not his problem in the end. DEAL! Year 3 was starting off great!
The news got even better when we were awarded our own univesity! Flevance cared little about this but the citizens were excited as it created a lot of buzz and gossip in the city. Hopefully the University has a good baseball team so we can find local talent for the city's team. Flevances promises came back to bite him as he was prepping for the new stadium location. The jails were so full, inmates were getting early releases and crime was getting excessive. The people cried out that he promised to give attention to the original part of town and revitalize it but it was stagnating and people were jaywalking and tearing tags off of pillows just to survive. Enough was enough. He began the District A of New Galway (DANG) Project and started bulldozing people's houses, rezoning, and modernizing the road network as needed. Motels praised Flevance and the citizens... well, he ignored them for a few months.
With these new lower taxes and clean water, people wanted to live in New Galway again. Much to Flevance's surprise, the DANG project saw more and more residents craving a home in New Galway. This was what this city needs! With more residents, commerce will thrive and the money will pour in. Flevance created a new initiative that He called Project Blue. The first step, to add a residential wing onto the edge of the commercial district to fuel the localized economy. It worked great. Buildings could't be built fast enough. The population grew so fast Flevance even added on to the new industrial sector for more jobs.
By the October of year 4 Project Blue had taken New Galway's population up over 195,000! All while the people cried out about high taxes! The power grid had been pushed to it's limits and another oil power plant was added near the landfill. The final phase of Project Blue was to standardize the water pumping district. Flevance went to work to make sure the water system could support this new population. However, in an oversight, a pipe had been severed during a dig and a large portion of the population was without water for months. A mass exodus began to happen! Over 15,000 residents left before Flevance could figure out the problem. But finally, the water supply was remedied and the system was in order.
He did not get as far as he planned, but time was running out and he had a stadium to build. Interest in New Galway had dropped considerably. For months, no one moved in. Flevance decided it was now or never. He used the funds he had saved to build Flavance Stadium, home of the New Galway Caesars. Placing some local business districts nearby, he then slashed both residential and commercial taxes. The people were thrilled to giggles!
They had a giant balloon of Quintillus and the parade took place right in front of Smellincoffee's statue. They yearned for the leadership they once abandoned. Or perhaps not, they just wanted to remember how bad things can get as we were to head into a new election. Flevance conitued with a couple minor projects before he was voted out of office at the end of 1945. His generous tax cuts clearly were not enough to hold the office. But New Galway was certainly on the rise and on pace to break 200,000 population within a year or two.
Population: 184,206 (On the rise)
Annual Surplus: $44,305 (Low Taxes)
Debt: 0
EQ: 98
Life Expectancy: 62 Years
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DANG! That is quite a bit of growth. I'm glad you were able to address a few of the backburnered problems... only for more to appear as the population grew, the great part about Sim City. And a water treatment plant along with a baseball team! This city is becoming modern!
Gooba gabba! We accept you, one of us! And we are really close to being able to build a university based on that that EQ.
King Flevance
Deity
We have the university ready to build in the gift tab as is. I didn't want to place it because I actually wanted to place the stadium I got almost immediately - and I figured one of you guys may have a few ideas for where you want the university as you have been working towards it so well. Can't wait to see where things go from here. The city is actually pretty efficient. It was fun to dig around in the save and compare your narrative to the save. It inspired me to start a cold mountain town again as a personal new save.
If there's no objection from the floor, I'll move in and begin preparing our anti-UFO defenses.
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Go for it! I took a look around the city on Sunday and started getting some ideas, but I know the Josh Gibson University District is clamoring for your return, and if anything, it will be more interesting to add my own ideas with a longer gap since I was last in office.
The University has been The Mayuh's obsession for a few years now....
In a surprise result, Mayor Smellincoffee returned to office with a sizable lead in the popular vote, staggering the official pundits and wonks. "Isn't he the guy who was going on about aliens and "forgot to leave office" for a year?!" said one. Of course, Smellincoffee has always relied strongly on union support, especially firefighters and police, and they turned out in numbers when he vowed to make the city safe again. "Safe from fire! Safe from crooks! Safe from aliens!" The military-industrial complex is also thought to have supported SC's bid for renewed power. And, as visits to the local pubs indicated, the locals thought Smellincoffee was far more entertaining in office than the all-too-professional rivals. "There's something to be said about professionalism, but he's a guy who spends every weekend watching the local high school sports games and sending in all-too-candid editorials into the paper. He's chaotic but fun," mused a reporter in a bar tying a few too many drinks on.
The University District has finally realized its goal and will begin recreating the city in its image
Given that the Mayuh has long been a supporter of higher education, unsurprisingly one of his first steps in office was to approve the creation of New Galway University, planting it in the Josh Gibson University District. He also gave orders to nearby industry to clear out, but noted that new lands had been opened for them with generous tax incentives. The razed factories gave way to new residential zoning. The mayor also expanded services in general, adding fire, police, water, schools, libraries, and colleges where appropriate. He was anticipated growth and the next five years would not disappoint. As far as drama goes, the proceeding five years were fairly drama-less. Mayor Smellincoffee concentrated on developing the university district, expanding the existing seaports, and developing the new Stadium district. He also looked to the far corner of the city and gave them police and fire protection. "Sanitation workers deserve protection from the elements as much as anyone else," the Mayuh announced, while cutting the tape at the new marina which was to serve the coastal neighborhoods and -- by happy accident -- was a mere ten minutes from the mayor's house. The Stadium District benefited greatly from the new Stock Exchange, which gave the expanding commercial powers more growth.
The increasingly expanding Stadium district
The New Mayor- um, Muncipal Arena
Although industry was pushed away from the new University district, all RCI sectors would grow in the years to come
I want to say one word to you. Just one word. Ports.
Although the mayor's tenure was mostly focused on improving what was, he also created a new airport, and was heard murmuring about the advantages of "atomic power". As his term ended, though, pollsters murmured that Smellincoffee had failed to be as amusing in office as he usually was. "Growth across the board, sure, sure, but there were no antics! No scandals! No salacious press conferences! He's getting boring in his old age!"
Demographics and Statistics:
Pop: 249,366
Education quotient: 105 (gen. pop) / 107 (workers)
Life Expectancy: 63 (gen pop and workers)
The University District has finally realized its goal and will begin recreating the city in its image
Given that the Mayuh has long been a supporter of higher education, unsurprisingly one of his first steps in office was to approve the creation of New Galway University, planting it in the Josh Gibson University District. He also gave orders to nearby industry to clear out, but noted that new lands had been opened for them with generous tax incentives. The razed factories gave way to new residential zoning. The mayor also expanded services in general, adding fire, police, water, schools, libraries, and colleges where appropriate. He was anticipated growth and the next five years would not disappoint. As far as drama goes, the proceeding five years were fairly drama-less. Mayor Smellincoffee concentrated on developing the university district, expanding the existing seaports, and developing the new Stadium district. He also looked to the far corner of the city and gave them police and fire protection. "Sanitation workers deserve protection from the elements as much as anyone else," the Mayuh announced, while cutting the tape at the new marina which was to serve the coastal neighborhoods and -- by happy accident -- was a mere ten minutes from the mayor's house. The Stadium District benefited greatly from the new Stock Exchange, which gave the expanding commercial powers more growth.
The increasingly expanding Stadium district
The New Mayor- um, Muncipal Arena
Although industry was pushed away from the new University district, all RCI sectors would grow in the years to come
I want to say one word to you. Just one word. Ports.
Although the mayor's tenure was mostly focused on improving what was, he also created a new airport, and was heard murmuring about the advantages of "atomic power". As his term ended, though, pollsters murmured that Smellincoffee had failed to be as amusing in office as he usually was. "Growth across the board, sure, sure, but there were no antics! No scandals! No salacious press conferences! He's getting boring in his old age!"
Demographics and Statistics:
Pop: 249,366
Education quotient: 105 (gen. pop) / 107 (workers)
Life Expectancy: 63 (gen pop and workers)
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That is an exceptional amount of development! A burgeoning downtown, a fine university with classic architecture, even an airport...
So it was that Quintillus flew into New Galway in December of 1950, returning to town to visit friends over New Year's, from the warmer locale where he had retired. It wasn't his first visit since hanging up his boots 16 years earlier, but was his first time flying in, and some of his grandchildren were considering enrolling in New Galway University for bachelor's or graduate courses. That hadn't even been on the radar five decades ago!
He should have known better than to arrive near the end of the year. As the clock struck midnight on New Year's Day 1951, his friends rose their glasses and cheered, "To Mayor Quintillus!". Quintillus thanked them for their courtesy and remembrance of old times, but one of them quickly said, "No, we don't mean for old times' sake - we mean right now!" "What? You're joking." "No, we're serious! Neither the local newspaper nor the police union endorsed Smellingcoffee's re-election bid this time, and you won on write-ins."
Of course New Galway hadn't voted in the same mayor twice in a row. But didn't they realize that Quintillus was enjoying retirement, and would be over 80 by the end of a new term? Apparently it didn't matter. They could have chosen the younger generation, and had Mayor Flevance instead, but after re-acquainting himself with the local politics, Quintillus learned that Flevance had once joked about being "King Flevance" while mayor, and it was taking the town longer to get past that joke and the potential implications for not being able to change mayors every five years than it typically took them to forget why they'd voted the a prior administration out.
Oh well - if anything was certain, it was that he wouldn't win by write-in again, and it was kind of fun to thing about getting to build the old city again. So Quintillus showed up at City Hall on January 2nd, and was quickly bombarded by the police chief.
"You see, mayor," the chief said non-rhotically, "Smellincoffee increased our budget by 30% and built a new jail, but the population went up by 35%, and there ain't enough jobs to keep people employed, so petty crime is up. And we need anotha jail already - we're havin' to let people go early as we're all out of cells. That's not a good thing when the mafia becomes aware of it."
New Galway wasn't a hotbed of mafia activity by any stretch of the imagination, but while healthcare and education were humming along as smooth as could be, Quintillus reluctantly agreed that he could probably help make the city really safe again, and canceled his flight out of the city in a few days' time. Those city services weren't going to build themselves.
So it was that Quintillus flew into New Galway in December of 1950, returning to town to visit friends over New Year's, from the warmer locale where he had retired. It wasn't his first visit since hanging up his boots 16 years earlier, but was his first time flying in, and some of his grandchildren were considering enrolling in New Galway University for bachelor's or graduate courses. That hadn't even been on the radar five decades ago!
He should have known better than to arrive near the end of the year. As the clock struck midnight on New Year's Day 1951, his friends rose their glasses and cheered, "To Mayor Quintillus!". Quintillus thanked them for their courtesy and remembrance of old times, but one of them quickly said, "No, we don't mean for old times' sake - we mean right now!" "What? You're joking." "No, we're serious! Neither the local newspaper nor the police union endorsed Smellingcoffee's re-election bid this time, and you won on write-ins."
Of course New Galway hadn't voted in the same mayor twice in a row. But didn't they realize that Quintillus was enjoying retirement, and would be over 80 by the end of a new term? Apparently it didn't matter. They could have chosen the younger generation, and had Mayor Flevance instead, but after re-acquainting himself with the local politics, Quintillus learned that Flevance had once joked about being "King Flevance" while mayor, and it was taking the town longer to get past that joke and the potential implications for not being able to change mayors every five years than it typically took them to forget why they'd voted the a prior administration out.
Oh well - if anything was certain, it was that he wouldn't win by write-in again, and it was kind of fun to thing about getting to build the old city again. So Quintillus showed up at City Hall on January 2nd, and was quickly bombarded by the police chief.
"You see, mayor," the chief said non-rhotically, "Smellincoffee increased our budget by 30% and built a new jail, but the population went up by 35%, and there ain't enough jobs to keep people employed, so petty crime is up. And we need anotha jail already - we're havin' to let people go early as we're all out of cells. That's not a good thing when the mafia becomes aware of it."
New Galway wasn't a hotbed of mafia activity by any stretch of the imagination, but while healthcare and education were humming along as smooth as could be, Quintillus reluctantly agreed that he could probably help make the city really safe again, and canceled his flight out of the city in a few days' time. Those city services weren't going to build themselves.
We call it catch and release. Keeps the police busy, otherwise they get into mischief. Hopefully we can make the airport large enough to scramble fighters the next time those LGMs show up.
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1951 - 1956
Upon taking office, Quintillus decided to investigate the police commissioner's claims, and visited each jail. Sure enough, they were filled to the brim. But what really surprised him was the poor state of the infrastructure by Shafer City and Apolyton. All of New Galway's power was there, yet there was no water connection.
A thorough investigation was conducted, and it was found that it was a conspiracy by Shafer City and Apolyton truckers, who were making a fortune hauling water in by the truckload to the power plants located in the area, so the power plants could generate steam and produce electricity. At some point the water mains to the nearby water towers had been sabotaged, and ever since the profits had been rolling in. They had even bribed the post office to not deliver letters addressed to City Hall and the Mayor's House from the area, keeping the local officials in the dark. Quintillus decided this quadrant of the city should no longer be isolated, and ordered a road to be constructed there, in addition to fixing the water issues.
Next to the road, Quintillus soon decided to zone some farms.
Not enough to feed the whole city anymore, but there's something to be said for local agriculture, and there was land to re-introduce it.
Next, Quintillus zoned a waterfront community far away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
A nice, quiet, secluded area for those who were embracing the postwar automobile and didn't want to live on floor 72 - the Lowlands, the neighborhood was named. And for those who did wan to live life in a highrise? There was plenty of housing next to the largest building in the city, the Kong Tower.
As you might have noticed in the Lowlands picture, Quintillus also built out a rail network, initially on the easternmost landmass. This was connected to Shafer City, Sorenville, and Apolyton, as well as the Lowlands, the industrial area, and the airport. Initial ridership was low, but Quintillus was undeterred, and connected the railroad to the edges of the downtown area, to the military base, and to the edge of the Josh Gibson University District, and from there to Sparks. This was not a railroad for next Tuesday, but a railroad for the next generation.
This was followed up by blowing the rest of the treasury on a subway system.
Quintillus thought this would be great for marking New Galway's entry as a world-class city, but it turned out people preferred to be above ground and take the existing busses. The only "subway" stations with high traffic were the ones that marked the end of the surface rail lines. The approval of Quintillus plummeted, but he didn't really care - he already knew he wouldn't be re-elected, and the city had no recall mechanism.
Much the same thing happened in the first half of 1952, as Quintillus connected the subway across the rivers.
On the west side, this connected up with the existing rail lines, and provided a much shorter alternative to the Golden Gate bridge.
But in late 1952, Quintillus did start addressing the burgeoning demand for more housing and commerce, expanding the downtown area out. The city was growing again, the rail lines had proved popular with industry, if still a middling success with passengers, and there was optimism - until pollution reared its ugly head.
A toxic cloud - how wonderful! Despite the efforts of past administrations to include a few trees in the industrial area, it was not the healthiest air to breathe in. And yet the jobs were needed. Quintillus didn't have an answer - but was starting to develop industry out by the military base, and that industry was generally cleaner.
In late 1953, it was agreed to import 10% more garbage from Sparks. New Galway didn't need the money anymore, but had a large landfill - might as well make use of it. In fact, New Galway didn't need the funds to such an extent that Quintillus agreed to industry leaders' request to lower taxes from 8% to 6%.
1954's marquee construction was the extension of the subway to the Josh Gibson University District, followed by adding another large urban park to the northeast of the current extent of downtown development, similar to the smaller one that had proven enormously popular.
In 1955, natural gas power plants became available, just as Sorenville requested more money for the 27% of New Galway's power that they were by then providing. This was reason enough to build some of those new power plants. After building ten natural gas plants, Sorenville came back with a better offer, offering to sell power at 8 simoleons per gigawatt-hour, rather than the old 11 or the previously-proposed 12. This, Quintillus decided, would be a question for the next mayor - there was enough of a surplus of power, albeit a modest surplus, for the time being.
Population: 318,643 (+69,277; +27.8%)
Cash: $118,922 (+$19,984)
Income: $145,044 (+$38,328, +35.9%)
Annual Surplus: $77,472 (+$21,396, +38.2%)
EQ: 110/123 (total/workforce) (+5/+16)
Life Expectancy: 64/63 (total/workforce) (+1/0)
Power (last 12 months): 48% coal, 19% oil, 6% neighbor, 28% natural gas (-20% coal, -8% oil, +1% neighbor, +28% natural gas)
Upon taking office, Quintillus decided to investigate the police commissioner's claims, and visited each jail. Sure enough, they were filled to the brim. But what really surprised him was the poor state of the infrastructure by Shafer City and Apolyton. All of New Galway's power was there, yet there was no water connection.
A thorough investigation was conducted, and it was found that it was a conspiracy by Shafer City and Apolyton truckers, who were making a fortune hauling water in by the truckload to the power plants located in the area, so the power plants could generate steam and produce electricity. At some point the water mains to the nearby water towers had been sabotaged, and ever since the profits had been rolling in. They had even bribed the post office to not deliver letters addressed to City Hall and the Mayor's House from the area, keeping the local officials in the dark. Quintillus decided this quadrant of the city should no longer be isolated, and ordered a road to be constructed there, in addition to fixing the water issues.
Next to the road, Quintillus soon decided to zone some farms.
Not enough to feed the whole city anymore, but there's something to be said for local agriculture, and there was land to re-introduce it.
Next, Quintillus zoned a waterfront community far away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
A nice, quiet, secluded area for those who were embracing the postwar automobile and didn't want to live on floor 72 - the Lowlands, the neighborhood was named. And for those who did wan to live life in a highrise? There was plenty of housing next to the largest building in the city, the Kong Tower.
As you might have noticed in the Lowlands picture, Quintillus also built out a rail network, initially on the easternmost landmass. This was connected to Shafer City, Sorenville, and Apolyton, as well as the Lowlands, the industrial area, and the airport. Initial ridership was low, but Quintillus was undeterred, and connected the railroad to the edges of the downtown area, to the military base, and to the edge of the Josh Gibson University District, and from there to Sparks. This was not a railroad for next Tuesday, but a railroad for the next generation.
This was followed up by blowing the rest of the treasury on a subway system.
Quintillus thought this would be great for marking New Galway's entry as a world-class city, but it turned out people preferred to be above ground and take the existing busses. The only "subway" stations with high traffic were the ones that marked the end of the surface rail lines. The approval of Quintillus plummeted, but he didn't really care - he already knew he wouldn't be re-elected, and the city had no recall mechanism.
Much the same thing happened in the first half of 1952, as Quintillus connected the subway across the rivers.
On the west side, this connected up with the existing rail lines, and provided a much shorter alternative to the Golden Gate bridge.
But in late 1952, Quintillus did start addressing the burgeoning demand for more housing and commerce, expanding the downtown area out. The city was growing again, the rail lines had proved popular with industry, if still a middling success with passengers, and there was optimism - until pollution reared its ugly head.
A toxic cloud - how wonderful! Despite the efforts of past administrations to include a few trees in the industrial area, it was not the healthiest air to breathe in. And yet the jobs were needed. Quintillus didn't have an answer - but was starting to develop industry out by the military base, and that industry was generally cleaner.
In late 1953, it was agreed to import 10% more garbage from Sparks. New Galway didn't need the money anymore, but had a large landfill - might as well make use of it. In fact, New Galway didn't need the funds to such an extent that Quintillus agreed to industry leaders' request to lower taxes from 8% to 6%.
1954's marquee construction was the extension of the subway to the Josh Gibson University District, followed by adding another large urban park to the northeast of the current extent of downtown development, similar to the smaller one that had proven enormously popular.
In 1955, natural gas power plants became available, just as Sorenville requested more money for the 27% of New Galway's power that they were by then providing. This was reason enough to build some of those new power plants. After building ten natural gas plants, Sorenville came back with a better offer, offering to sell power at 8 simoleons per gigawatt-hour, rather than the old 11 or the previously-proposed 12. This, Quintillus decided, would be a question for the next mayor - there was enough of a surplus of power, albeit a modest surplus, for the time being.
Population: 318,643 (+69,277; +27.8%)
Cash: $118,922 (+$19,984)
Income: $145,044 (+$38,328, +35.9%)
Annual Surplus: $77,472 (+$21,396, +38.2%)
EQ: 110/123 (total/workforce) (+5/+16)
Life Expectancy: 64/63 (total/workforce) (+1/0)
Power (last 12 months): 48% coal, 19% oil, 6% neighbor, 28% natural gas (-20% coal, -8% oil, +1% neighbor, +28% natural gas)
My word, we're really turning into a proper city now! Will give King Flevance a few days to see if wants to throw his hat in the ring again.
We're curiously disaster free. So far I only remember one whirlpool and then the alien encounter.
We're curiously disaster free. So far I only remember one whirlpool and then the alien encounter.
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There was a plague of locusts during the past five years, but it was no match for the crop dusters. And the toxic cloud is a disaster, just a localized one. It required clearing out part of the seaport and rebuilding some of the nearby roads.
But indeed, nothing major - which is a good thing!
I'd forgotten the toxic cloud. Some of my cities just call that 'weather'.
King Flevance
Deity
Wow, that was fast... and so much growth! Very nice. I would actually really like to have a snoop around the save file.I will need to postpone my play until tomorrow evening. Then with Thanksgiving, it will probably be Friday before I can post.
EDIT: Playthrough is done, I will post my update in a couple of hours. Sorry for the delay, it has been an eventful weekend. I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Ours turned out better than expected.
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King Flevance
Deity
It felt like only a couple weeks had past before Flevance once again received a text from New Galway's city offices that he had been re-elected as mayor. These New Galwayans sure were a weird bunch. But the city has a lot of money and Flevance figured he had some spare time and an ego and that is the recipe for politics. So he put on the proper attire, and made his way to city hall.
The King is back, baby!
The city's reaction was lukewarm, but Flevance knew the people were simply overwhelmed with emotion. There was a large outcry for lower taxes and petitions over police brutality and excessive parking fines.
Flevance decided to look into all of this as it sounded horrible. But what he found was Mayor Quintilus's generous tax reliefs were very reasonable. Additionally, after a few meetings with city officials - and looking over the cases and statistics, Flevance found the police force was adequate and most cases of parking fines and excessive force were overstated or exaggerated. The people of New Galway seemed to just be bored and petitioning had become a favorite activity to feel productive.
So, Flevance began his new what he called Project Renew. He still desired to renovate the original downtown area of New Galway but this would not be easy. Industry had began booming across the river and more and more factories were eyeing New Galway as a desired location. We needed those jobs first. Flevance decided it best to put a lot of money into the new industrial section near the airport before moving forward.
As the industries rolled in and jobs brought more people in, Flevance diverted some of the cash into remodeling downtown.
He hoped pushing into the industrial section with commercial zones would drive land values up to promote growth and perhaps even consolidate the industry into the new sector. But that was a vision of possibilities, not a goal for his current term. The remodels went well. However, the growth was slow. It was obvious that downtown was not the place people desired to live. They wanted to be in the city, near Flevance Stadium, home of the New Galway Caesers. After all, their first couple years were amazing and many of their players use antics on the field for entertainment; having the team quickly become known as the "Globetrotters of baseball". So more money was diverted to a couple development projects near the stadium.
However, many housing development offers were available in the new waterfront area as it offered beautiful peaceful neighborhoods with a short commute to the industrial park section. Flevance's main priority this term was growth so he diverted his attention away from old downtown and looked at this riverfront area he knew would play a vital role in the future of industry in New Galway. But growth was still slower than he preferred.
Eventually he gave in and lowered residential taxes a bit more to encourage the growth he wanted to see. But it did little to help, the residents still complained the taxes were too high and the population still continued to grow slowly. Growth stayed slow and steady for his entire term. He almost felt guilty ignoring the complaints of the population considering he was "misplacing" a few grand into his personal bank account every month, but he saw it as a petitioners tax to alleviate his guilt. Instead he just continued to make improvements to the infrastructure and zone new additions like it was simply a video game. He enjoyed hearing stories of what the other two mayors had done in their terms and exploring the city to try and see what they are visualizing. Overlooking constant shouts of "You're the worst King ever!" and chants of "N-G-P-D racketeering you and me!" it was mostly a peaceful term of office. At least they were a spirited bunch.
While this term was more laid back, Flevance knew the people would come around eventually so he continued making small quality of life improvements to the city. He mostly focused on traffic issues in the growing city and power/water logistics. Seeing the city embrace natural gas so quickly, he still preferred to place a new oil power plant to help meet the huge influx of power demands. After his few years in office, Flevance left the city to its own devices before the votes were even counted, knowing his time had past, and he would return. Next time, he planned to shake things up and perhaps enact a larger plan for his next term.
Population: 350,741 ( +32,098; +10.1%)
Cash: 241,749 (+$122,827)
Income: $170,760 (+25,716; +17.7%)
Annual Surplus: $92,208 (+$14,736; +$19%)
EQ: 113/127 (total/workforce) (+3/+4)
Life Expectancy: 66/65 (total/workforce) (+2/+2)
Power (last 12 months): 40% coal, oil 23%, gas 37% (-8% coal, +4% oil, +9% gas)
The King is back, baby!
The city's reaction was lukewarm, but Flevance knew the people were simply overwhelmed with emotion. There was a large outcry for lower taxes and petitions over police brutality and excessive parking fines.
Flevance decided to look into all of this as it sounded horrible. But what he found was Mayor Quintilus's generous tax reliefs were very reasonable. Additionally, after a few meetings with city officials - and looking over the cases and statistics, Flevance found the police force was adequate and most cases of parking fines and excessive force were overstated or exaggerated. The people of New Galway seemed to just be bored and petitioning had become a favorite activity to feel productive.
So, Flevance began his new what he called Project Renew. He still desired to renovate the original downtown area of New Galway but this would not be easy. Industry had began booming across the river and more and more factories were eyeing New Galway as a desired location. We needed those jobs first. Flevance decided it best to put a lot of money into the new industrial section near the airport before moving forward.
As the industries rolled in and jobs brought more people in, Flevance diverted some of the cash into remodeling downtown.
He hoped pushing into the industrial section with commercial zones would drive land values up to promote growth and perhaps even consolidate the industry into the new sector. But that was a vision of possibilities, not a goal for his current term. The remodels went well. However, the growth was slow. It was obvious that downtown was not the place people desired to live. They wanted to be in the city, near Flevance Stadium, home of the New Galway Caesers. After all, their first couple years were amazing and many of their players use antics on the field for entertainment; having the team quickly become known as the "Globetrotters of baseball". So more money was diverted to a couple development projects near the stadium.
However, many housing development offers were available in the new waterfront area as it offered beautiful peaceful neighborhoods with a short commute to the industrial park section. Flevance's main priority this term was growth so he diverted his attention away from old downtown and looked at this riverfront area he knew would play a vital role in the future of industry in New Galway. But growth was still slower than he preferred.
Eventually he gave in and lowered residential taxes a bit more to encourage the growth he wanted to see. But it did little to help, the residents still complained the taxes were too high and the population still continued to grow slowly. Growth stayed slow and steady for his entire term. He almost felt guilty ignoring the complaints of the population considering he was "misplacing" a few grand into his personal bank account every month, but he saw it as a petitioners tax to alleviate his guilt. Instead he just continued to make improvements to the infrastructure and zone new additions like it was simply a video game. He enjoyed hearing stories of what the other two mayors had done in their terms and exploring the city to try and see what they are visualizing. Overlooking constant shouts of "You're the worst King ever!" and chants of "N-G-P-D racketeering you and me!" it was mostly a peaceful term of office. At least they were a spirited bunch.
While this term was more laid back, Flevance knew the people would come around eventually so he continued making small quality of life improvements to the city. He mostly focused on traffic issues in the growing city and power/water logistics. Seeing the city embrace natural gas so quickly, he still preferred to place a new oil power plant to help meet the huge influx of power demands. After his few years in office, Flevance left the city to its own devices before the votes were even counted, knowing his time had past, and he would return. Next time, he planned to shake things up and perhaps enact a larger plan for his next term.
Population: 350,741 ( +32,098; +10.1%)
Cash: 241,749 (+$122,827)
Income: $170,760 (+25,716; +17.7%)
Annual Surplus: $92,208 (+$14,736; +$19%)
EQ: 113/127 (total/workforce) (+3/+4)
Life Expectancy: 66/65 (total/workforce) (+2/+2)
Power (last 12 months): 40% coal, oil 23%, gas 37% (-8% coal, +4% oil, +9% gas)
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