Rilikopen - County Seat
WELCOME TO ETTLEBROOK COUNTY, AND THE COUNTY SEAT, RILIKOPEN!
Rilikopen was established in 1898 as a small hub of transportation. It was used as the main intersection of the East Wood Railway and the Pinestreet Cross-County Trail. With a population of just under 13,000 it is home to the County Seat of Ettlebrook. Being Ordained the County Seat in 1902, a year after Ettlebrook was ordained a County, it has slowly grown the the quaint little town of 150 to the thriving city of Rilikopen. The current serving mayor, Bill Johensen, has recently been voted one of the top ten political figures in Ettlebrook. Being a good friend of mine he has been making Rilikopen a great place to live with very little disturbances to say otherwise.
(A City Wide View of Rilikopen)
Listed from Right to Left,
Rilikopen Court House
Rilikopen City Hall
Ettlebrook County Center
This block is the Political Center for the whole city, and most of Ettlebrook. Right now it is recovering from a windstorm that had blown junk all over the city, as you can see most of the cleaned junk from the block is in the back parking lot of City Hall waiting for re-location to the City Junk Yard.
This is the Construction Lot being readied for the to-be-built Rilikopen City Center. This building will house everything from a City Pool to a Convention Center. It's currently being worked on and is set to be finished in five years. If the current plan to build this saves room a new City Hall, County Seat, and City Courthouse will be built to.
This is the Rilikopen Industrial Park. It is a new addition to the city with many zoned areas waiting to be developed. The Rilikopen Power Plant is housed here. Heavy Pollution and many hateful comments on the pollution are coming from the citizens of Rilikopen and a Cleaner-Air Ordinance is being voted on by the City Council and Air Filters are being planned to be built in hope to keep Ettlebrooks air a cleaner blue.
This is the major on ramp of Ettlebrook's interstate I-90 and Rilikopen's Herriting Avenue. The heavy traffic that comes with being a hub of transportation of Ettlebrook had annoyed the citizens living near the Interstate and highway sound-barriers were constructed about a year back. A project to renew them and expand them is being planned.
This is Rilikopen's own, SSDSC, Southern South Dakota State College. Outside of the College you can see the Plots of land used for Farming Sciences, and the Farmers Market used by both the College Farm Students and Farmers in the Rilikopen Area.
This is the Rilikopen School District, home to the Rilikopen Twisters. This School District is very well known for its size, but its reputation for Athletics and other Extra Curricular activities is that of a libraries.
The Cresent Hill Lake. A large lake nestled inbetween the Cresent Hill and Rilikopen Bay.
Rilikopen's main Fright Rail Station. This Rail station is the largest of its kind in Ettlebrook. Although even being large a new one is being planned because of over capacity. Most of the richer industrial firms in Rilikopen use the Rail way as a way of export and import of goods.
Rilikopen's Junk Yard and Recycling Center. This is where all the trash of Rilikopen ends up. Each and every little bit is either burned or recycled. Recently neighboring cities have been asking to import their waste to the city for disposal. Voting for the agreement or disagreement of the deal is being discussed now by the City Council. Most environmentalist say yes, they think it'll beautify the rest of the county, our financial officers say no, it would be more money spent in road repairs because of the high amount of trucks and burning the garbage and recycling it would cost more. Right now its a back and forth battle between yes and no.
Rilikopen's Passenger/Commuter Rail Station, this rail station is one of the smaller ones in the county because of low usage. Most people drive or take a bus through Rilikopen. Fright Trains dominate the tracks here in Ettlebrook.
Rilikopen's Memorial Tower. This tower built in 1904 is a tourist attraction and great pit stop for travelers. It's the tallest building in Rilikopen and from ontop you can see for miles and miles in almost any direction, although Cresent Hill blocks out the North-East View.
Rilikopen's Civic Center. It houses the Local Police Dept. , Fire Dept. , Emergency Service Dept. , and of course the cities Courthouse, City Hall, and County Center.
Hope you enjoyed your stay here in Rilikopen, see you next time in Rilikopen part 2, the expansion and improvement section.
QUESTION OF THE ENTRY: How do you guys like it so far? This is my second City Journal, my first serious one where I actually plan to not start over every five days and I'm really interested in what you think! Remember, you guys are part of the City Council to, so give feedback and suggestions for the region/towns.
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