Orthanc Quay - Boston v2's oldest northern neighbour within the local area - was still considered a remote location.  Especially now that sims had begun getting used to the cruisey drives afforded by the new (and very nearly completed) SimNational highway project.

The only way in and out of Orthanc Quay was still the original ferry pontoon (now very old) and the winding scenic Great Northern Bay Road which didn't access the new highway network until far west of Crystal Bay... quite a drive.

As a result growth in this region had been slower than closer in to the heart of Boston, but the Orthanc Quay Council wanted all that to change.

There was still plenty of room to expand both outwards AND upwards on this little point of land... all council had to do was make it attractive to sims to live and Orthanc Quay could benefit from the population boom that Boston v2 had already begun to experience.

With the introduction of the new Orthanc Marina (privately owned and run by Flushing Floater Holdings) Orthanc Quay was becoming a very attractive city to live in.

Prosperity had been creeping into this previously farm-dominated landscape for generations, and the council recognised that this was where the growth, development and most importantly of all - the Simoleans - would come from.  Not pumpkins.

All it really needed was a bit of effort spent into upgrading and consolidating its isolated suburbs...

...some active campaigning to promote its natural attractions...

...and a big-ass road connecting it to the new SimNational Highway grid and Orthanc Quay would soon be called The Place To Be.

Hey maybe a jingle would help?

Orthanc! Orthanc! Come and see the Quay!

Water! Termites! It's the place to be.

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Maybe the council should stick to their development plans and leave marketing up to the experts.