The Three Phase Plan (Sudbury Mayoral Elections)
12-14-2019, 07:37 PM
Perhaps strangely, a few sheets of paper can be found pinned up around Sudbury, perhaps the first attempt at mass campaign announcement attempted by Timothy Espaze, labeled simply 'The Three Phase Plan and it's Explanations'
Sudbury's Advantages & Disadvantages
Sudbury is possessed of numerous disadvantages and one key advantage. Among the many obstacles to Sudbury's prosperity are poor positioning, with there being few paths out of the region that don't pass through more wealthy regions, Sudbury citizens often have to take trips through other areas to reach sources of wealth in the wilds, those few direct paths we have are well enough for Magi and the young but preclude the whole of Sudbury from taking advantage. Giving those districts an edge in competition. The second most dangerous Obstacle in the way of our prosperity is lack of institutional buy in, Sudbury has been decaying for so long that none of the great powers of our city expect it to be of worth investing in and this prevents us from raising initial capital for any large projects.
There is however one unique advantage Sudbury possesses, that being Manpower. Between the large numbers of local magi and the sheer number of people crammed into this district for lack of anywhere else to go, Sudbury has hands aplenty. This is the advantage we must leverage if we wish to see lasting change in Sudbury. Manpower can create opportunities where none existed before.
Phase One: Access
In order to ensure our prosperity, the first step is to create direct access to the material wealth available in the wilds without having to pass through either Messaris or Caelfall. The easiest way to do this is to construct bridges over the water-ways pinning us in. This stage will require no small amount of effort from our local magi, and this is also the stage of planning that will require the roads be fixed. I noticed during the debates that some did not quite understand the reasoning behind fixing the roads, and while partly it's due to their unsightly-ness. The greater part is due to carts. A magi might be able to haul a half-ton of ore or lumber on their back through muddy streets, but a commoner requires a cart, and cart wheels get mired in the mud of our streets with a perilous ease.
Phase Two: Reconstruction
With Sudbury's access to the wealth of Osrona's country-side assured and our streets capable of supporting the carts of the work crews the role of our Magi would shift from direct work to ensuring the safety of those wilderness. Currently they're full of any variety of monsters, the occasional bandit, and apparently a giant sewer cat of some sort. Threats well beyond the capacity of our common folk to defend against with any regularity. While the local Magi ensure the safety of the work crews, we can have the local population harvesting timber and stone in order to rebuild the houses in Sudbury. However, while ensuring noones house is about to fall down will be a priority project, this is also where we begin to shift from merely correcting the past, to building Sudbury's future. During Reconstruction we should plan on replacing or converting some of the larger buildings into smelteries and foundries, this will require aid from our local artificers, but if we can construct facilities of invaluable use to Artificers, we can both give local artificers an edge (As we could make such facilities free to use for residents) but also perhaps glean some revenue by charging out of district artificers for use of our equipment.
Phase Three: Education
And thus comes the final stage of my plans for Sudbury. While regaining access to sources of wealth, and rebuilding the facilities with which we can process those sources will go a long way towards the ascension of Sudbury to a power in the Economy of Osrona, they will be all for nought if the locals lack the skills to make use of them. While many of those involved in the project up until this point will receive a crash course education in relevant skills, those who come after will not be a part of this effort. They will not be there for the reconstruction. To this end we must ensure that future generations are provided with access to education, particularly in the arts of Artificing so that when the people of Esshar think of industry and steel, it is the district of Sudbury that they picture.
Sudbury's Advantages & Disadvantages
Sudbury is possessed of numerous disadvantages and one key advantage. Among the many obstacles to Sudbury's prosperity are poor positioning, with there being few paths out of the region that don't pass through more wealthy regions, Sudbury citizens often have to take trips through other areas to reach sources of wealth in the wilds, those few direct paths we have are well enough for Magi and the young but preclude the whole of Sudbury from taking advantage. Giving those districts an edge in competition. The second most dangerous Obstacle in the way of our prosperity is lack of institutional buy in, Sudbury has been decaying for so long that none of the great powers of our city expect it to be of worth investing in and this prevents us from raising initial capital for any large projects.
There is however one unique advantage Sudbury possesses, that being Manpower. Between the large numbers of local magi and the sheer number of people crammed into this district for lack of anywhere else to go, Sudbury has hands aplenty. This is the advantage we must leverage if we wish to see lasting change in Sudbury. Manpower can create opportunities where none existed before.
Phase One: Access
In order to ensure our prosperity, the first step is to create direct access to the material wealth available in the wilds without having to pass through either Messaris or Caelfall. The easiest way to do this is to construct bridges over the water-ways pinning us in. This stage will require no small amount of effort from our local magi, and this is also the stage of planning that will require the roads be fixed. I noticed during the debates that some did not quite understand the reasoning behind fixing the roads, and while partly it's due to their unsightly-ness. The greater part is due to carts. A magi might be able to haul a half-ton of ore or lumber on their back through muddy streets, but a commoner requires a cart, and cart wheels get mired in the mud of our streets with a perilous ease.
Phase Two: Reconstruction
With Sudbury's access to the wealth of Osrona's country-side assured and our streets capable of supporting the carts of the work crews the role of our Magi would shift from direct work to ensuring the safety of those wilderness. Currently they're full of any variety of monsters, the occasional bandit, and apparently a giant sewer cat of some sort. Threats well beyond the capacity of our common folk to defend against with any regularity. While the local Magi ensure the safety of the work crews, we can have the local population harvesting timber and stone in order to rebuild the houses in Sudbury. However, while ensuring noones house is about to fall down will be a priority project, this is also where we begin to shift from merely correcting the past, to building Sudbury's future. During Reconstruction we should plan on replacing or converting some of the larger buildings into smelteries and foundries, this will require aid from our local artificers, but if we can construct facilities of invaluable use to Artificers, we can both give local artificers an edge (As we could make such facilities free to use for residents) but also perhaps glean some revenue by charging out of district artificers for use of our equipment.
Phase Three: Education
And thus comes the final stage of my plans for Sudbury. While regaining access to sources of wealth, and rebuilding the facilities with which we can process those sources will go a long way towards the ascension of Sudbury to a power in the Economy of Osrona, they will be all for nought if the locals lack the skills to make use of them. While many of those involved in the project up until this point will receive a crash course education in relevant skills, those who come after will not be a part of this effort. They will not be there for the reconstruction. To this end we must ensure that future generations are provided with access to education, particularly in the arts of Artificing so that when the people of Esshar think of industry and steel, it is the district of Sudbury that they picture.
In the end, Regardless of who reaches the position of Mayor, it is my hopes that the people of Sudbury will remember this plan, and put it into action. As it is, to my mind, our best hope for prosperity in the near future.