Elm District Council

Logo (2070 - Present)

### Districts

Aspen Ridge, Carbury, Carbury Village, Elm District, Elm Heights, Elm University, Foxwall Valley, Genesis, Harrocks Bay, Harrocks Industries, Hedgefort, Oakhill, Pinecliff, Sprucefield, Telford Village, Westdale Forest

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

## History

**Elm District Council** was formed by the split of the Council Committee in 2027 with the other council being Birch District Council. At the time of the split, SCC only had district control of Spaz City and Magnolia Industrial Estate but the split allowed the council to begin development plans for future districts.

#### 🚧 City Borough Development Plan (2028 - 2032) - £10m

The plan was submitted and put into action in 2028 with the planned construction of three new districts surrounding Spaz City. Code named District P, A and Z. The development plan was set to last until 2031.

District P was the first one to be completed in 2029 and was named as Spaz Grove. Shortly after in 2030, District A was completed and named as Daffodil District. District Z was signed off as complete in 2030 with further development still ongoing within the district but was yet to receive a name. District Z was informally known within the council and the public as Lower Spaz City. In 2032, it was finally given the district name of Denton.

Within the development plan was also the commission of extensions to the M1 highway which were accepted and completed by Highways Ultimate in 2030.

By 2032 the development plan was marked as completed and the council now had control over 5 districts in total *(Spaz City, Magnolia Industrial Estate, Spaz Grove, Daffodil District and Denton)*

#### 🚧 University Development Plan (2031 - 2036) - £15m

The plan was submitted and accepted in 2031 but only building construction was only put into action in 2033 due to council funding issues. All the planned road connections were in place by 2032 and the priority for the plan was to construct a new University campus with 5 university buildings with 2 accommodation buildings. Surrounding residential buildings were completed in 2035 with the campus fully finishing construction in 2036. The university opened its doors in September 2036 accepting thousands of undergraduate students. The new district was given the name Denton University.

#### 🚧 Industry Development Plan (2035 - 2037) - £7m

The plan was submitted and put into action in 2035 with the planned construction of one new district focusing on solely Industrial buildings with plans for a new £5m cargo airport for the district too. This district was given the name Spaz City Industries. The district was completed in 2036 in exception for the cargo airport which would go on to open in 2037.

#### 🛃 Toll Introduction (2042)

The M1 Toll at Junction 11 was introduced in 2042 as part of a financial benefit plan for all Official Councils. The income from tolls is split to a certain percentage depending on the districts closest to the toll. Magnolia Industrial Estate operated by Spaz City Council was the closest district at the time of construction and received a large portion of earnings in its first decade of use. The Toll currently operates under Highways Ultimate.

#### ⚠️ 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 Spaz City Industries and Magnolia Industrial Estate to struggle with any new development and many industries were forced to close throughout this time. By the end of 2049, the industries had recovered but specifically Spaz City Industries was damaged from the crisis with hundreds of buildings abandoned.

#### 💲 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. Spaz City was one of the cities majorly affected and led to the district dropping to 14th in the 2051 Rankings and Listings but equally so the strength of Denton's businesses roared to success and resulted in 2nd place, however it is thought the change of council halfway through the year helped it succeed dramatically. By the end of 2051, the economy was recovering and the recession was declared over.

#### 🚧 Residential Extension Development Plan (2048-2051)

Unaware of the recession approaching, plans were put into action for the construction of a new district past Denton University. The plan consisted of the hills next to the university being repurposed into a quiet residential estate. Highways Ultimate approved the plans for the M35 after Junction 6 to be restructured to allow better use of the hills. Actual plans reveal that the plan was to add residential buildings surrounding the entire university campus, however, due to the recession the plans were cut back and the new district Denton Hills was complete in 2051 including 1/3 of the proposed buildings. Since the development, there has been no further plans to extend Denton Hills or the land around Denton University.

#### 🏛️ Split of Council (2051)

From the recession, councillors at Spaz City Council had various ideas on the plans for development in the future and many development plans were submitted but all denied at the decision of the Councillors Board and many reasons included the fact that the council did not have the funds to approve any development. Multiple councillors approached the Golden Group with the concerns of the Councillors Board and after an investigation, they ordered a vote of no confidence which allowed councillors to vote on whether to retain the Councillors Board or to split the council into a separate delegate council. The result was then announced that Spaz City Council would be split and Lindsey Dawson was voted as the CEO of the new council by those who voted for the delegate council. There was much deliberation as to which districts would be covered under the new council and eventually the Golden Group had to step in and allocate the districts since it had still been undecided. The decision was made to name the new delegate council as Denton District Council which would be given control of Denton, Denton University and Denton Hills especially since the denied development plans previously complained about were in this area. The decision was appealed by Spaz City Council regarding the millions spent on Denton's development in the past few years leading it to Rank 3rd place in the 2050 Rankings and Listings. The appeal was denied by the Golden Group and the Denton District Council was launched in May 2051. The council went on to achieve immediate success in the 2052 R&L's with Denton at 1st and Denton University in 2nd. Since the split of the council, there is constant communication between the two due to the close connection between Spaz City and Denton.

#### 🚧 New Districts Development Plan (2068-2071)

Following the consistent financial success of Spaz City and Daffodil Gardens, Spaz City Council approved a new development plan for the first time in 20 years which was planned to acquire the mountains west of the M10 highway at Junction 16. This would come shortly after the M31 highway was extended from Mallowhill Island to M10 Junction 1 near Arcville as part of Highways Ultimate Major Highway Introduction Plan 2065 which introduced many new junctions along the M31 for future development. Birch District Council had previously acquired the mountain land across the valley which later went onto become Cliffton Canyon in 2069 and Spaz City Council planned to take the other side to prevent Birch District Council from expanding in the future. They successfully acquired the entire mountain land from The Land Authority and began on the putting in place the development for three new districts which would each be at a different level as it moves up the mountain. In 2069, plans went ahead and all the road connections were in place, however, due to financial issues Spaz City Council failed to secure funding for the final larger district at the top of the mountain, so the land was then sold to **Elm District Council** for them to develop. In 2070, all three districts were completed with Spaz City Council in control of the new Flowerbank Heights and Ashmill. The final district owned by Elm District Council was also complete and was named as Foxwall Valley. Development continued for the two new districts throughout 2070 and 2071 until the development plan was fully completed. Many have called this development plan a flop as the two new districts only secured an average of £20/m² in land value after a year of operation in comparison to Foxwall Valley which ranked at £40/m² of land value in the 2072 R&L.

#### 🚧 Daffodil Extension Development Plan (2070-2072)

Even after over 20 years since the *Industrial Crisis (2048-2049),* Spaz City Industries never recovered and suffered a dramatic loss of industry since with many questioning the operation of the cargo airport in the district. This new development plan was accepted and put into place to redevelop the old industry land for better use. The plans included restructuring the M35 Junction 9 road into Spaz City Industries and demolishing the original ring road that was in place at the district. New roads were constructed connecting from Daffodil District to create a new residential area named Daffodil Gardens. Many have criticised the use of industrial land, however, inspectors have confirmed the land's toxicity has recovered and it is safe to build residential within the area. The small district was completed in 2072.

#### 🚧 Land Repurpose Development Plan (2073-2076) **[ONGOING]**

Due to the decrease in demand for the use of Spaz City Industries and its cargo airport, development plans were put in place to close the district and remove all buildings along with the cargo airport. This has since been approved by Spaz City Council in 2072 and will the development plan will go ahead in 2073. The plan will include the demolishing of all buildings by 2073 and the demolishing of the cargo airport in late 2073 to early 2074. After this, further plans on what to do with the land will be deliberated on by the Councillors Board and set in motion. Three plans have currently been propose which are the following;

***Plan A - Selling of Land***

This will likely plan to sell the entirety of Spaz City Industries to **Elm District Council** who have already expressed their interest and this would ignite the new extension plan of Telford Village which is heavily demanded from the success of the district.

***Plan B - New Rural District***

This plans to repurpose the land into a new rural residential district connecting directly to Spaz City and Daffodil Gardens. The names of this district have been proposed as either Rockfield Village, Redrose Town or simply an extension of Daffodil Gardens.

***Plan C - New Lakeside District***

This plans to install a new lake into the land for which residential buildings will be construction surrounding the lake. This particular plan has sparked interest as there is heavy desire for a lakeside district close to the big city. However, this plan would be very costly for the council and also does not purpose the land for as many houses. The name of this district has been proposed as either Spaz Lakeside or Daffodil Lake.

## Districts

* Daffodil Gardens (Built in 2072)
* Ashmill (Built in 2070)
* Flowerbank Heights (Built in 2070)
* Spaz City Industries (Built in 2036)
* Daffodil District (Built in 2030)
* Spaz Grove (Built in 2029)
* Spaz City (Built in 2025) *p. Council Committee 2025-2027*
* Magnolia Industrial Estate (Built in 2012) *p. Council Committee 2012-2027*

##### Previously Owned Districts

* Denton Hills (Built in 2051) *Given to Denton District Council following the Council Split in 2051*
* Denton University (Built in 2035) *Given to Denton District Council following the Council Split in 2051*
* Denton (Built in 2030) *Given to Denton District Council following the Council Split in 2051*

## Positions

   **Chief Executive Officer** - Lisa Burrows (2051 -)

**Chair of Council** - Graham Norton (2051 -)

**Deputy Chair of Council** - Martin Banks (2065 -)

**Councillors Board;**

* Mayor of Spaz City - Jessica Lea (2065 -)
* Mayor of Spaz Grove - Harold Chester (2060 -)
* Mayor of Daffodil District / Gardens - Vivienne Fletcher (2068 -)
* Mayor of Magnolia Industrial Estate - Gordon Hitcher (2049 -)
* Mayor of Ashmill / Flowerbank Heights - Mary Yale (2070 -)
* 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 -)