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Town Hall, part of the Smalltown, USA Series by JBSimio As Smalltown grew from a fork in the road into a legitimate village, local leaders began to consider the idea of building a meeting hall. The more the area grew, the more necessary it became to have a place other than Edna Rausch’s basement to store important records and building permits. Unfortunately, simply voting in favor of building a town hall was the easy part. The debate over style and location lasted for three years. Some people wanted a clock tower that would fit snugly between other businesses on Main Street. Others wanted a building that would stand alone with graceful lawns and gardens. Still others thought Edna’s house should just be converted into a town hall. During all this bickering, the need for a police station became another hot issue in town. Finally in 1924, after years of delays, voters decided to erect a building at the head of the Village Common Park that would house all the official town offices as well as offices for the local police. Although some feel Smalltown has outgrown its once controversial structure, the building is still in use today, thanks to the ever watchful efforts of SLICH. Rather than rebuild, a small jail annex was added in 1967. Oddly enough, the first visitor to the new jail was a former record keeper. Followers of this series will all remember why she was not only fired, but also served a ten day sentence. The Town Hall is the fourteenth release in the Smalltown, USA series. This package contains a total of six different versions in two building styles.

School Pack Vol. 1, by JBSimio UPDATED Nov 19, 2006!!! Although there was nothing functionally wrong with the initial release, this new version contains several minor updates. They include: custom queries added to Handley Lots, rotated lot for Parkside for easier placement, custom icons for all schools. Special thanks to Andreas Roth for pointing these out and providing the custom icons! If you choose to re-install this pack, be sure to remove everything from the first version from your plugins folder before installing this version. Welcome to Volume One of the School Pack series! This volume contains four different elementary schools, from the most rural one-room school house to 1950’s style grade schools. It also contains props used in this and upcoming packs. Future packs will feature additional elementary schools, high schools, private schools, and modular out buildings for additional flexibility in designing your school’s campus. But enough about my hopes and dreams… here’s what you get with this release: Lil Red Schoolhouse: A small one-room school for small rural towns. Handley Schools:

Hammond Building, a SHUR Project release by JBSimio This is the fourth release in the Skipjack Historical Urban Restoration Project. Learn more about the history of this project here. The Hammond Hotel was originally built downtown in 1922 by Douglas Hammond. The city was booming at the time and Hammond was hoping to profit from the many travelers passing through the area. The building boasted elaborate stonework and grand entrances. It was also among the first towers in town to have elevators. The hotel went out of business in the early 1960s, but the building did not remain vacant for long. Although the building saw several owners and various uses over the next few decades, it was able to survive without the damage and decay of many other historic structures in town. When the Skipjack Historical Society began negotiations to renovate the building, they were pleased at how little work would be needed to return the building to its former glory. The first floor was overhauled and several shops were added in the front. The rest of the building was divided into offices and lofts. T he Hammond Building is inspired by a building in downtown

School Pack Vol. 2, by JBSimio Welcome to Volume Two of the School Pack series! Like many civic projects, we’ve had our share of delays and setbacks. Building materials were misplaced, the unions went on strike more than once, and structural flaws threatened to send one building into early retirement before it even opened. Fortunately a host of volunteers from the BAT Salvation Corps and other groups with interests in educational excellence helped to steer the project back into reality. This volume contains three different high schools, ranging from the large and grandiose to simpler functional styles. It also contains several props used in this and upcoming packs. This pack is designed to compliment the elementary schools from Volume One and sets the stage for a future Add-On Pack which will increase the options for your school’s campus. Here’s what you get with this release: Washington High School: A medium sized school with multiple additions over the years. Schultz Memorial HS: A smaller 1920’s school inspired by a middle school in Saginaw Mod Edit: Fixed broken description formatting.