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The Republic by Chris Sylvester THE REPUBLIC BY CHRIS SYLVESTER BOOK ONE Microwave Power Available Fusion Power Available- Need Connection For Trash Deal Need Seaport For Trash Deal Power Connection Needed Power Connection Needed Water Connection Suggested Water Connection Needed Power Plants In Danger Power Plants In Danger Power Plant Explodes people Need Power Power Plants At Max Capacity Blackouts Occurring Power Supply Adequate Excess Power Wasted Many people Off Power Grid Some people Off Power Grid Power Grid Covers City Not Enough Water people Need Water Water Supply Not Meeting Demand Excellent Water System Water To Spare Water Grid Reaches Few Some Too Far From Water Entire City On Water Grid Water Treatment Available Gas-Burning Power Available Desalinization Plant Available Nuclear Power Available Wind Power Available Solar Power Available Deal To Sell Power- Recreational Facilities Needed Stadium Wanted Commerce Needs Airport Expansion Low Taxes Spur Population Residential Taxes On Target Residential Taxes High Commercial Taxes Low Commercial Taxes Average Commercial Taxes High Industrial Taxes Low Industrial Taxes Average Industrial Tax Rate High Budget Shows Large Surplus City Expenses Outpace Income Excess Cash Reserves Limited Cash Reserves No Cash On Hand Serious Traffic Problems Traffic Congested Traffic Very Bad No Traffic Problems Roads Needed people Can't Get to Work Roads Paved With Pork?! Road Budget In Line With Expenses No Funds To Repair Potholes Roads Barely Useable- Mass Transit Funding Top Notch Mass Transit Funding On Track Transit Strike Brewing Mass Transit On Strike Airport Not Developing Subway Becomes Available Bus Transit Becomes Available Healthcare Workers On Strike Healthcare Strike Imminent Healthcare Budget Sickly Health Budget Temperature: 98.6 Healthcare Budget Feels Perky Teachers On Strike Teachers Strike Imminent Schools Could Improve Schools Receive High Grade Schools Needed Need Connection To Export Trash Need Seaport To Ship Trash Incinerator Invented Recycling Center Available Waste-To-Energy Incinerator Invented Garbage Accumulating! Garbage Processing Nearing Limits Garbage Capacity Good Water System Polluted Water Supply Very Polluted Air Pollution High Air Pollution Moderate Air Pollution Low Industry Needs Connections Connections Needed For Commercial To Grow Commerce Needs Connections Industry Needs Bigger Seaport Airport Available Report On Earthquake Report on Earthquake Report On Tornado Damage Report On Tornado Damage Report On UFO Attack Report On Riots Report On Recent Fire Police Coverage Very Poor Police Coverage Poor Police Coverage Poor In Some Areas Police Effectiveness Low Police On Strike Police Threaten To Strike Police Funding Sufficient Fire Coverage Very Poor Fire Coverage Inadequate Fire Coverage Fair Firefighters On Strike Fire Funding Low Fire Funding Low Fire Funding Adequate Read My Mind: Get A Library Stimulation-Starved people Want Museum Schools And Colleges Needed Too Much Coughing Going On people Blushing With Good Health Many people Can't Read people Can't Write Right Students Only Average people Could Be Smarter people May Be Smarter Than You Are Hospitals Needed Jails At Capacity No Jail In City Jails Overcrowded Crime Level High Hospitals Needed Report On Earthquake Commercial And Industrial Zones Needed Report On Earthquake Report On Earthquake Police Coverage Good Report On Earthquake Fire Coverage Adequate Crime Level High First Clean Industry Develops Businesses Leave Town Debt, Debt And More Debt YOU'RE FIRED! City Losing Money Buildings Abandoned, Need Power Buildings Abandoned, Need Water Poor Transportation Causes Zones To Abandon Residential Zones Needed Zones Not Developing Radiation Stops Growth In Area High Land Values Slow Development Land Values Low Commercial Zone Develops Commercial Zone Develops Farm Zones Suggested Need Access to City Landfill Landfill Full Seaport Not Developing Seaport Abandons Unemployed people Leave Town Industry Railing For More Rail Lines Report On Alien Attack Report On Alien Attack Report On Tornado Damage Emergency Warning False Alarm Garbage Accumulating Garbage Accumulating Garbage Accumulating Garbage Accumulating Garbage Problem Solved Water Pollution Problem Solved Trash Processing Near Limits Deal Exacerbates Trash Problem Garbage Import Deal Questioned Police Oppression Alleged Fire Station Needed Welcome From Gus Oddman Nuclear Plant Near End Of Life Many Power Plants Old Pumps Getting Old Incinerators Getting Old Land Values Drop Colleges On Strike Small Surplus For Year Welcome From Gus Oddman Welcome From Constance Lee Highways Invented Welcome From Moe Biehl Mass Praise For Mass Transit Transit System Off Track Nuclear Plant Explodes Disasters Torment City The Police Budget The Fire Budget The Health Care Budget The Road Budget The Mass Transit Budget City Is Broke The Education Budget Welcome From Mortimer Green Fire Funding High Healthcare Suffers Despite High Budget Money Can't Catch Criminals Schools Need Money Need More Schools, Not More Money Colleges Excellent College System Could Improve Low Education Budget Education Budget Useless Without More Colleges College Strike Possible BOOK TWO The Earthquake Resistance and Retro-Fitting Ordinance requires that money be spent on design, engineering and construction of earthquake-resistant buildings, and also on retro-fitting older buildings constructed before the advent of modern techniques. When this ordinance is enacted, buildings are better able to withstand tremors and shaking, and will sustain less damage during an earthquake. It can be pricey though, since the monthly cost of this ordinance is based on the number and types of buildings in the city. The Homeless Shelters Ordinance pays for shelters, soup lines, and basic infrastructure to aid the city's less fortunate. The ordinance incurs a monthly cost based on city population. The money seems well spent, as the city's overall land value actually increases, perhaps because doing something positive for the least of people is uplifting. The Tourist Promotion Ordinance uses tried-and-true advertising techniques to attract visitors to town. It also establishes a Welcome Center where guests receive maps, brochures, and discount coupons that can be used at numerous retail establishments in the city. When enacted, the treasury takes a monthly hit to pay for advertising expenses in an amount based on population. people benefit from a stronger Commercial demand, though they gripe about the traffic that the shutter-happy tourists bring. The Conservation Corps is an organization responsible for maintaining the natural beauty of the city. Armed with litter-stabbing sticks and plastic trash bags, people of the Corps patrol city highways, streets and coastlines hunting down unsightly trash. This ordinance is funded through a monthly fee based on the number of polluting factories in the city. In addition to reducing pollution and helping to attract clean industry, the Conservation Corps keeps teenagers busy with positive activities and a sense of purpose, helping to reduce crime. The Clean Industry Association is a consortium of cities that promote clean industry throughout the Nation. A small monthly fee supports the association's efforts to attract non-polluting industries, conduct research in waste management, and act as a watchdog over polluting industrial sites. Many a new mayor has welcomed high-polluting industries into the city, only to regret the eventual costs to the quality of life. Enacting this ordinance will please ecologically-minded residents, but when polluting industries start feeling the pressure, they may pack up their dirty bags and leave -- which may be just what you're after. The Electronics Tax Incentive Ordinance is designed to attract electronics companies to your city by subsidizing some of the taxes those companies would otherwise pay. For cities only mildly attractive to the electronics industry, this tax break gives high-tech firms reason to take a second look. The monthly cost of this subsidy can be pricey, as it is based on the number of non-polluting manufacturers in the city. But if moving toward cleaner industry is on your agenda, the financial hit may be worth it. The Aerospace Tax Incentive Ordinance is designed to attract developers of aerospace materials to your city by subsidizing some of the taxes those companies would otherwise pay. This may encourage demand for clean industry in your city, depending on the growth of the aerospace industry. The monthly cost of this ordinance is based on the number of clean industries in the city. The Electronics Job Fair Ordinance pays for an annual city- sponsored job fair. Electronics companies view the job fair as a valuable way to find an educated and experienced employee base, and are more likely to set up in cities that hold one. Demand for clean industry increases when this ordinance is enacted, but the city foots the bill which is a monthly fee based on population. The Biotech Tax Incentive Ordinance is designed to attract biotechnology companies to your city by subsidizing a portion of the taxes those companies would otherwise pay. This may encourage demand for clean industry, depending on the growth of the biotechnology industry. The monthly cost of this ordinance is based on the number of clean industries in the city. The Public Access Cable Ordinance pays for free local use of media facilities by members of your community. Media companies are more likely to see your city as a place where telecommunication skills are highly valued,
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