Once the people of Cypress Creek realized that their mayor had brought in outsiders to their land, they were left feeling rather upset.  The feeling was worsened by the industrial sector that set itself up nearby as well, sullying their picturesque view of the landscape with dirt and smoke.

Mayor Michele had not told them of this part of the deal, if it was even a part of the deal at all.  Several people met with the mayor at her home soon thereafter to find out what was going on.

"It wasn't a part of the deal, but how did you expect to maintain the lands?  We needed more people to keep the town from collapsing in the future," was Mayor Michele's response.  "Besides, it isn't too bad, is it?  They're living aaaaaall the way down at the bottom of the mountain, not up here.  I've already made it a law that nothing can be built up here on the mountain without the express permission of the original residents: you people.  It's a lot better than having to leave here because no one else moved in.  Plus, the extra money let me fund the school properly and open a medical clinic!"

None of those present were entirely satisfied by this, but they nonetheless accepted it.  It was better than having to move back to the outside world, and actually having qualified teachers was already having a positive effect on the town.  The opening of the local medical clinic made injuries suffered from working the land far less dangerous, too.

Some concessions did have to be expected if Cypress Creek was to survive, they decided, and the benefits were outweighing the negatives for the moment.  They could handle it, and they hoped that eventually the newcomers wouldn't be needed anymore and would leave.  Their concerns about the pollution were also heard clearly, with Mayor Michele immediately signing Clean Air and Automobile Emission Reduction ordinances.

However, it soon became apparent that the newcomers weren't going to be leaving anytime soon.  In fact, more and more were moving in by the day!  Within a dew months the town exploded in population; the residential and industrial sectors more than doubled in size and a new downtown was built to satisfy the demanding new residents.  It wasn't long before a garbage disposal plant was built and a new geothermal power plant constructed.

Again, the native citizens of Cypress Creek descended upon the mayor's mansion.  This wasn't what they had imagined as their salvation, and Mayor Michele was not turning out to be a leader with their best interests at heart.  They wanted a peaceful life beyond the reaches of the world, yet she was bringing the world to their doorsteps!  They would put an end to this madness!

"I've been letting the people come in and build as they pleased," Mayor Michele explained to the angry crowd.  "It frees me up to handle improving everyone's livelihoods, including all of yours.  But I can put an end to that now, since we certainly have enough people to keep this town afloat for quite some time.  From now on, all development will need to be approved by popular vote."  And so, working quickly, Mayor Michele commissioned the new town hall at the base of the mountain.

There was one individual who argued with Michele for several hours in the new town hall about how the town was becoming too much like other cities in the outside world.  "There's too much government here now!" he insisted.  Mayor Michele promised him that, with time, he would see the light and come to agree with her decisions so far.  The man left, unconvinced, but a few days later he eventually saw the fiery red light of reason.

No one claimed responsibility for the torching of the poor man's house, but the native residents suspected Michele had let it happen, if she didn't simply do it herself.  They immediately tried to force her from her position, but to do so required a general vote; the native residents found themselves outnumbered 3-to-1 by the newcomers, and the measure failed horribly.

Seeing her mayorship in jeopardy, Mayor Michele quickly set up a new police force to protect her from anyone daring enough to try to physically oust her from her position.  She had a police checkpoint built down the road from her mansion for extra security.  According to her official statement, it was "at the insistence of my close advisers."

The establishment of a strong police force all over the town was a clear signal to everyone in Cypress Creek that Mayor Michele was there to stay.  Cypress Creek would never again be the small town in the middle of nowhere that it once was.