Meadow Park Council

Logo (2059 - Present)

### Districts

Acorn District, Acorn Heights, Arcville, Cage City, Cedar Bay, Cedar City, Cedar International, Cedar Valley, Chestnut Hills, Chestnut International, Chestnut Park, Marsland North, Marsland South, Meadow Park, Nestville, Oldmead, Pinewood, Pinewood Hills

**Meadow Park Council** is part of the Official Councils in Spaz. Its name comes from its first district of council operation being Meadow Park.

It is well known as the largest council in the county, having control over 18 different districts. It also has the largest net worth of any council at £7.5bn.

Certain districts under **Meadow Park Council**'s control are classed as SMART Enabled districts which are given access to the Meadow App and Meadow Work App system.

## History

**Meadow Park Council** was created in 2029 by a team of councillors working in the Council Committee who were unhappy with the dissolvement of the committee and secured funding and support from the Golden Group to kickstart a new council with their first district: Meadow Park.

#### 🚧 Meadow Pinewood Development Plan (2028 - 2030) - £6m

The plan was submitted and put into action in 2028 with the planned construction of two new districts under Meadow Park Council's control, these being named as Meadow Park and Pinewood.

Meadow Park was first completed in 2028 as a commercial based district with city living in small apartment blocks or apartments above shops. Over time this changed to a mostly apartment residential district with commercial buildings closing down.

Pinewood was then completed in 2029 as a complete commercial district with apartments above businesses which has mostly been more successful in comparison to Meadow Park especially since it is home to the Pinewood Mall.

With both of these districts constructed, the council was formed as it begun managing the districts.

By 2030 the development plan was marked as completed and the council now had control over 2 districts in total *(Meadow Park and Pinewood)*

#### 🚧 Cedar Bay Development Plan (2033 - 2034) - £2.5m

The plan was submitted and put into action in 2033 with the planned construction of a new ship port to cater for an increase in imported goods and also tourist cruises. The district also housed some commercial areas for arriving tourists and then also some residential buildings towards the north of the port.

By 2034 the development plan was marked as completed and the council now had control over 3 districts in total *(Meadow Park, Pinewood and Cedar Bay)*

#### 🚧 Pinewood Hills Development Plan (2034 - 2037) - £8m

The plan was submitted and put into action in 2034 with the planned construction of a new residential district with a lower section designed by a talented district designer and then a upper section that would travel through the mountains close to Pinewood.

Development took longer than expected due to difficulties in development in the upper section through the mountains.

By 2034 the development plan was marked as completed and the council now had control over 4 districts in total *(Meadow Park, Pinewood, Cedar Bay and Pinewood Hills)*

#### 🚧 Airport District Development Plan (2038 - 2040) - £20m

The plan was submitted and put into action in 2038 with the planned construction of a new international airport to cater for tourist and business trips and surrounding commercial buildings to create an airport district.

Development all went to plan with the airport having its first landing in July 2039. Commercial buildings continued construction all buildings were constructed and begun trading in 2040.

By 2040 the development plan was marked as completed and the council now had control over 5 districts in total *(Meadow Park, Pinewood, Cedar Bay, Pinewood Hills and Cedar International)*

#### 🚧 Marsland Development Plan (2039 - 2042) - £10m

The plan was submitted and put into action in 2039 with the planned construction of a linear city district split by the creation of the new M5 Highway that had been completed in 2039 with Highways Ultimate adding slip roads for Marsland's future construction.

The plan went ahead to call the district as Marsland along with plans for a tram system as its key choice of transportation but when the district begun construction, it was decided to split the district in half with North and South districts due to the projected population being too high to have sole control over. Although this decision was an understandable decision, Meadow Park Council's future project, Cage City did not split the city district and therefore led it to be the most populated sole district in history.

By 2042 the development plan was marked as completed and the council now had control over 7 districts in total *(Meadow Park, Pinewood, Cedar Bay, Pinewood Hills, Cedar International, Marsland North and Marsland South)*

#### 🚧 Cage City Development Plan (2045 - 2049) - £10m

The plan was submitted in 2045 and put into action in 2049 with the planned construction of a high density city with noticeable suburbs throughout whilst also having a dedicated industrial area and links to Cedar International as well as links to the M5 Highway.

The layout and main plans for the city were complete by 2045 but it wasn't until 2047 when the first building was complete and the city continued major construction until 2049 when the district was signed off but with construction still active throughout the city. It was said that the financial issues occurring from the upcoming Industrial Crisis and National Recession caused a delay in the project.

By 2049 the development plan was marked as completed and the council now had control over 8 districts in total *(Meadow Park, Pinewood, Cedar Bay, Pinewood Hills, Cedar International, Marsland North, Marsland South and Cage City)*

#### 🚧 Acorn Development Plan (2046 - 2055) - £50m

This plan was submitted and put into action in 2046 and was the biggest development plan of any council to date. It planned the construction of a two huge circular roads with a monorail above the roads and was set up into 4 new districts; Arcville, Acorn District, Acorn Industries and Chestnut Park.

Acorn District was the first to begin construction in 2048 as a city style district with a main commercial and high-rise apartments section with suburb residential sections further to the south. The district was signed off in 2049.

Acorn Industries then begun construction in late 2048 as a industrial district with office high-rise buildings being in the north and factory goods buildings in the south. The district was signed off in 2049.

Arcville then begun construction in late 2049 as a low density residential district with plans to have a tourist section towards the northeast of the district. The district was signed off in 2049 but continued major expansion throughout 2050. It wasn't until 2055 when Arcville saw the creation of the Arcville Zoo and Chirpyland Theme Park in its tourist section.

Chestnut Park was the last district to be developed due to the National Recession limiting finances around 2049. It was later constructed in 2054 as a low density residential district with a huge national park as a visitor attraction known as Chestnut District Park. The district was signed off in 2055.

#### ⚠️ Industrial Crisis (2048-2049)

In 2048, the Golden Group announced an official industrial crisis due to economy difficulties along with external shipping disrupted across the country. Spaz was significantly affected by this and led the county into a recession in later years. The Industrial Crisis lasted for around two years which caused Cage City's industrial area to struggle with development and led to a much smaller industrial zone than originally planned.

#### 💲 National Recession (2048-2051)

In 2048, shortly after the Golden Group announced an official industrial crisis, they also went on to announce a National Recession which severely affected any development for businesses and led to thousands of businesses going bankrupt. Many of Meadow Park Council's districts were affected and fluctuated in its ranking on the Rankings and Listings' Annual Ratings and it also severely affected their Acorn District Development plan and delayed construction deadlines due to a shortage of finances within the council.

#### 💥 Marsland Disaster (2049)

In 2049, a huge gas pipe explosion occurred in Marsland North which devastated 40% of the district leading to hundreds of buildings collapsing and hundreds of missing people and fatalities. Meadow Park Council was brought in to lead a Disaster Support Team which was notorious for not providing enough support for the district. Marsland North fell into a state of disrepair with multiple remaining buildings being transformed into shelters for those without homes and even Marsland South was affected with many businesses going bankrupt due to the low number of visitors to the area along with the National Recession not helping.

In 2050, the city had still not recovered and the Golden Group took over the disaster support team and allocated each resident to new housing either within the area or to the closest district available. They also set up a system to offer each resident a place in a new house/apartment with redevelopment in Marsland North at a discounted cost. Trams finally returned to operation and the city begun recovering.

In 2051, plans to redevelop Marsland North and continue the demolition and waste disposal project were put into place.

In 2053, the Golden Group fined Meadow Park Council £5m for their lack of efforts in dealing with the disaster clean up and failure to pay close attention to the district with them focusing more on the Acorn District Development Plan and the Cedar Development Plan in place and recommended them to focus more on the Marsland Disaster instead of continuing with development plans. From this, Meadow Park Council did pay more in outsourcing their development plans to be managed and also changed plans to ensure it wouldn't be too demanding for the plan to be completed.

By 2055, Marsland North had been fully redeveloped with a city park in place of what was a series of high-rise apartment blocks and only 45% of citizens affected had been offered a discounted place back in Marsland which led to Meadow Park Council paying out £5,000 to each citizen who had not been offered a residency or for those who denied the discount.

#### 🚧 Cedar Development Plan (2052 - 2054) - £7m

This plan was submitted and put into action in 2052 with the creation of Cedar Valley as an out-of-town residential zone and Cedar City as a small sized city with a new ChirpX building a key landmark to be added close to the district too.

By 2054 the development plan was marked as completed and the council now had control over 14 districts in total *(Meadow Park, Pinewood, Cedar Bay, Pinewood Hills, Cedar International, Marsland North, Marsland South, Cage City, Acorn District, Acorn Industries, Arcville, Chestnut Park, Cedar Valley and Cedar City)*

#### 🚧 Harvey Street Development Plan (2057) - £150,000

This plan was submitted and put into action in 2057 with the creation of Harvey Street Industries as a new industrial estate district with a few number of goods factories and waste disposal buildings along with a recycling centre. It was located towards the northwest of Acorn District and had a good connection to the nearby cities.

#### 🚧 Chestnut Development Plan (2057 - 2061) - £15m

This plan was submitted in 2057 and put into action in 2059 to create Chestnut International home to a new international airport surrounded by commercial buildings. The first flight was in May 2060 which transported citizens to Cedar International Airport.

In 2061, Chestnut Hills was created as an out-of-town residential district with low density buildings.

By 2061 the development plan was marked as completed and the council now had control over 17 districts in total *(Meadow Park, Pinewood, Cedar Bay, Pinewood Hills, Cedar International, Marsland North, Marsland South, Cage City, Acorn District, Acorn Industries, Arcville, Chestnut Park, Cedar Valley, Cedar City, Harvey Street Industries, Chestnut International and Chestnut Hills)*

#### 📝 Acorn Industries Redevelopment Plan (2061-2063) - £5m

This plan was submitted in 2061 and put into action by redesigning the use of Acorn Industries and supporting the new construction of high-rise office buildings whilst the industrial buildings were demolished as factories closed. The district was renamed to Acorn Heights to reflect the change in focus for the district and is mainly known now as an Office District with some industrial buildings as it nears Denton.

#### 🚧 Nestville Development Plan (2062 - 2063) - £15m

This plan was submitted and put into action in 2062 to create Nestville which was the empty green space in the middle of Acorn District and Chestnut Park which was planned to become an exclusive city full of parks and modern apartment blocks and high-rises for the wealthy. With it being close to the beauty of Chestnut District Park and the shopping district of Acorn District, it provided perfect connections to the districts surrounding it with the monorail being the choice of transportation for citizens. It broke the record for the quickest rise of land value and rating by Rankings and Listings as it reached £61/m² in its first year of completion in 2063.

#### 🚫 Harvey Street Industries District Removal (2063)

In 2063, due to low funding and low demand for the expansion of Harvey Street Industries, Meadow Park Council decided to close the district and all remaining industrial buildings were demolished with the exception of three key buildings which remain on Harvey Street.

#### 📱 Meadow App Creation (2065-ONGOING)

In 2065, Meadow Park Council created the Meadow App (formally known as MPC Residents until it was changed in 2068) which was released for only residents who lived in Acorn District as an app to control their citizenship information and also report issues to the council directly. The app was released as a trial and encouraged residents to download and join the app by offering a £50 gift card for registering.

In 2066, Meadow Park Council announced the success of their MPC Residents App trial and rolled out the app to residents of Acorn Heights, Arcville, Nestville and Chestnut Park. An update to the app also saw a new Community section which allowed residents to see community news in their local estate, district and within the surrounding area. It also updated the reporting section which allowed residents to categorise the types of reports they were making *(Either Road/Pavement damage or dangers, Heavily littered Areas, Overgrown Areas or Transportation Issues).* It was also announced that districts where this app was active, would be classed as a SMART Enabled District.

In 2068, The app was renamed to the Meadow App and also a separate app called Meadow Business App was created specifically for citizens who worked in a SMART Enabled District but did not reside there. The app introduced a new interactive map that showed all notable landmarks, known issues (reports) and local transportation information and also connected some of this data to Google Maps. The new app also gave users the option to tap in to pay daily fares for using any transport within a SMART Enabled District.

In 2069, a trial was launched with Cedar International Airport and Chestnut International Airport with an update to the app which provided an option for Air travel on the Transport tab which gave users a mobile boarding pass with passport information integrated for airports to use instead of a physical passport when travelling throughout the county of Spaz. It was later successful and has officially rolled out to be used instead of a passport for flights to Golden Group Counties.

In 2070, the app now allowed residents to pay all their council taxes and also set up a new system for landlords to manage rental agreements and rental payments. The app also rolled out to be used in Cedar Bay, Cedar International, Cedar City and Cedar Valley and with a trial being put in place for select residents in Cage City.

In 2071, access to the app by all residents in Cage City was given after a successful trial and the app also was available for select residents as a trial in Marsland South

In 2073, the app was released to Marsland North and Marsland South after a successful trial. The app also provided an update for support with grocery deliveries in some districts.

There are currently plans to initiate a trial for the app in Pinewood Hills in 2075, but there is still no plans to release it for Pinewood or Meadow Park until the districts are fully redeveloped.

#### 🚧 Oldmead Development Plan (2069) - £1m

This plan was submitted and put into action in 2069 as an extension from Chestnut Hills to connect to the M30 Highway and also creating a new small industrial estate called Oldmead.

By 2069 the development plan was marked as completed and the council now had control over 18 districts in total *(Meadow Park, Pinewood, Cedar Bay, Pinewood Hills, Cedar International, Marsland North, Marsland South, Cage City, Acorn District, Acorn Heights, Arcville, Chestnut Park, Cedar Valley, Cedar City, Chestnut International, Chestnut Hills, Nestville and Oldmead)*

#### 🚧 A32 Development Plan (2071-2073) - £7m

This plan was submitted and put into action in 2071 as Meadow Park Council and Elm District Council had a partnership in planning the creation of a new link road from the westside of Spaz through Nestville & Chestnut Park to connect to Denton University. £5m from each council was given to Highways Ultimate to manage the construction of the new A32(M) and A32 roads throughout the following years. The remaining £2m was used for demolition of buildings obstructing the creation of the A32 and also for resident support and financial incentive for those who were forced to move. The A32 was completed by 2073 and the A32(M) was fully complete and opened in 2074.

#### 🚧 Meadow Park and Pinewood Redevelopment Plan (2074-ONGOING) - £20m

This plan was submitted and put into action in 2074 as Meadow Park Council begun issuing demolition notices to businesses and residential buildings in Meadow Park to begin their development of the area. There is plans to demolish multiple roads and redesign Meadow Park as a future city due to the current district being in a state of disrepair and the need for major changes as well as to hopefully be the home to the HQ of Meadow Park Council by 2080.

The plans for Pinewood are on hold until 2075 but it is expected that once Meadow Park has finalised its layout and begins construction of buildings will be when demolition notices are sent out to businesses and residents of Pinewood.

## Districts

* Acorn District (Built in 2049)
* Acorn Heights (Built in 2049)
* Arcville (Built in 2049)
* Cage City (Built in 2049)
* Cedar Bay (Built in 2034)
* Cedar City (Built in 2052)
* Cedar International (Built in 2039)
* Cedar Valley (Built in 2052)
* Chestnut Hills (Built in 2061)
* Chestnut International (Built in 2060)
* Chestnut Park (Built in 2055)
* Marsland North (Built in 2040)
* Marsland South (Built in 2040)
* Meadow Park (Built in 2028)
* Nestville (Built in 2062)
* Oldmead (Built in 2069)
* Pinewood (Built in 2029)
* Pinewood Hills (Built in 2035)

##### Previously Owned Districts

* Acorn Industries (Built in 2048) *Dissolved and renamed as Acorn Heights in 2062*
* Harvey Street Industries (Built in 2057) *Dissolved in 2063*

## Positions

**Chief Executive Officer** - Gary Fielding (2061 -)

**Chair of Council** - Mary Pooling (2063 -)

**Deputy Chair of Council** - Sasha Banks (2070 -)

**Councillors Board;**

* Mayor of Acorn District - Harry Newborn (2053 -) (For Acorn District, Acorn Heights, Arcville, Nestville)
* Mayor of Pinewood - Bea Fleming (2060 -) (for Pinewood, Pinewood Hills)
* Mayor of Chestnut - Peter Jenson (2068 -) (for Chestnut Park, Chestnut International, Chestnut Hills, Oldmead)
* Mayor of Cedar - Ben Garfield (2049 -) (for Cedar Bay, Cedar International, Cedar Valley, Cedar City)
* Mayor of Marsland - Julie Watkins (2070 -) (for Marsland North, Marsland South)
* Mayor of Meadow Park - Jamie Ford (2073 -) (for Meadow Park)
* Executive Leader - Ken Watergreen (2051 -)
* Development Executive - Lee Portree (2060 -)
* Construction Executive - Kim Roundcliff (2068 -)
* Commercial Executive - Rita Saunders (2063 -)
* Residential Executive - Brian Newton (2069 -)
* Industry Executive - Charlotte Davis (2051 -)