Make our CS town

[DGoddessChardonnay]

We have to name the streets and other places. I vote we name the community space "Plaidman Square" or something like that.

I second the idea.

Since we've had at least one applicant for the post of village idiot, I don't recall seeing any for village pervert . . .

[dalesys]

Me and Bill will own and work at the adult novelty store, every town needs one.

A lot of us are walking talking adult erms...

[Zellie Crescent]

Me and Bill will own and work at the adult novelty store, every town needs one.

[dalesys]

We have to name the streets and other places. I vote we name the community space "Plaidman Square" or something like that.

With a plaque: "We will always love you"

[MoonCat]

We have to name the streets and other places. I vote we name the community space "Plaidman Square" or something like that.

[dragon_wings]

Ooo yes! I love water. I swam for years on a swim team even though I was sucktacular at it. But I loved the water. Still do. Cool fresh water is the best. Hated the chemicals required for pools (my family owned two homes with pools).

[Mytical]

Another thing I think is absolutely essential is some sort of lake/swimming area/etc. My choice would also include a waterfall and fountain. Picnic areas right by it. Where you can sit under the shade, near the water..and watch the rainbows and catch a nice soft breeze.

[XCashier]

All buildings, every one..should be handicap accessible. Even homes. Simply because it would be great to be able to visit friends regardless now wouldn't it?

Agreed, and the handicapped access would be designed by someone who knows what the hell they're doing. In other words, everything's actually built to accomodate wheelchairs, not just someone slapping a couple of rails in a normal sized (read: way too narrow) space and calling it "handicapped accessible".

(I'm not handicapped, but my father was. Even though he's been gone twenty-two years, I still remember the difficulty getting his wheelchair into places that clearly had not been designed to accomodate. )

[Mishi]

Nice wide paths with raised garden beds, so that everyone can access them with a minimum of effort. Great big comfy daybeds in the shade to cuddle in and recover from being ill or stressed.

[Marmalady]

The parks and gardens need to be easily accessible for wheelchair users too. That may sound obvious, but I've been in various gardens / grounds where steps in awkward places would have made it impossible for anyone in a wheelchair to get access.
And plenty of benches for people to sit and rest if they need to.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

^^This I like a lot.

Me too, especially since Mom's in a wheelchair herself.

It would make it easier for her to go visiting on the nice warm days when she has the energy.

[Marmalady]

And like Fireheart said, a good school as well for all of the munchkins that CS members have and for everyone that wants to learn. Something that works for everyone so that they enjoy learning and get as much as possibke out of their time there.

With a system that's truly 'joined-up' so that the same attitudes prevail from the nursery to the college, and with the different stages all involved with each other, so that the children move from one stage to another with confidence instead of anxiety.

(for example, my son will go to high school in September, and what that school does is to host days for the next years' intake, so they can come and familiarize themselves with the school, meet teachers and older pupils, have a taste of lessons there, that kind of thing, before they actually start there)

[Mishi]

And like Fireheart said, a good school as well for all of the munchkins that CS members have and for everyone that wants to learn. Something that works for everyone so that they enjoy learning and get as much as possibke out of their time there.

[Marmalady]

They don't.

We should have various classes as well like fire-twirling, hula hooping, acrobatics, cooking, sewing, writing, etc

What with the classes for music / dance / drama as well... there should be a proper performance venue, with different halls so that everyone could do their own thing there, whether it's a little girls' ballet class putting on a show, or a band that someone's got together, or the town choir or whoever.

[dalesys]

"No!"

Nuke & pave. I like it.