Danke, I'd like to join also. In response to your last question, I would suggest making the area safe from any hostilities. You might want to give the locals some way to feel united, with a sense of pride. And maybe something should be developed to enable these locals to take their minds off the strenuous work they do everyday, making them content or possibly even happy. Just my 2g.
Oh, and you might suggest having all the food gathered to be brought in to one location, like maybe that square area, to be stored and dispensed. Anything within the "stakes" belongs to the "city" as a whole.