The Imperial Dominion of the South's Legislature

[Yelnoc]

Oh, so this is a real life mirrored onto Atlasia kind of a deal?

Sure, I'll sponsor your bill.

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Get something typed up and we can begin debate on it, Yelnoc.

But how much does Senator Duke want?

I'll PM him about it...

[Yelnoc]

Get something typed up and we can begin debate on it, Yelnoc.

But how much does Senator Duke want?

I'll PM him about it...

He said he would write it so I'm just waiting for a PM.

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Get something typed up and we can begin debate on it, Yelnoc.

But how much does Senator Duke want?

I'll PM him about it...

He said he would write it so I'm just waiting for a PM.

Dang. I already sent it. But who cares as long as it gets done?

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Figures of the actual project have it in the $150 million range, so I'd go with that figure.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Tell me what the "PHA Championship" is and where "Kiawa Island" is and I might sponsor it. 

And how would building an expressway on the continent help alleviate traffic on an island?

Sorry. I was typing that on my iPhone so I had a bunch of misspelled words. My apologies.

It's the PGA Championship, a major golf tournament coming to Kiawah Island in 2012. This express way is designed to help the flow of traffic to and from the island which is, currently, exclusively funneled down Bohicket Road, a single lane road through a bunch of trees. The road is very unsafe for the volume of traffic it sees every day (much of which is from the resorts 1500 employees and 2000 residents + 2000 residents of Seabrook Island and the surrounding communities). The expressway would alleviate traffic on that unsafe road as well as keep the PGA Tournament on the Island. This event would add a much needed boost to the Southeast region. The PGA of America has requested we, as a region, come up with a way to successfully move 20,000 people a day out to the island, and this proposal has been on the table since 1996 at the request of the residents of the fast growing area. I figured it was time we moved on it. Bohicket Road does not need to be the sole artery out to those sea islands.

[Yelnoc]

Right.  I see now what you are asking for.  The below map shows the area in question; the red A is on Bohicket Road.



Here is a shot of the road its self.



It seems to me that we have to option, widen Bohicket road or build a new one.  Because Bohicket Road is a scenic highway ligned with ancient, beautiful trees and such, I would prefer the second option.  As such, I propose a road be built from River road south to connect with Governor's road.  Here is the route I had in mind.

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Build a new road. Those trees are too beautiful to destroy. That route looks good, Yelnoc.

[Miles]

I agree with KS. Lets to destroy those trees to build a road.

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I agree with KS. Lets to destroy those trees to build a road.

I meant to say that that is a beautiful Southern road with those trees adding to the charm of the area. Expanding that road would ruin the charm of the road, so a new one should be built.

And trees are going to be destroyed one way or another, so I'd like to leave the scenic road in it's current state.

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Once I am informed that Speaker Yelnoc has a copy of the bill (written by him or Duke, I don't care), we can leave debate open for 24 more hours, then we will hold a vote.

[Yelnoc]

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What do we want to call the road?

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What do we want to call the road?

Fritz Hollings?
Linsey Grahm?
Jefferson Davis? (Never seems to be a shortage of those )

[Yelnoc]

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What do we want to call the road?

Fritz Hollings?
Linsey Grahm?
Jefferson Davis? (Never seems to be a shortage of those )

How about Duke Lane?

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What do we want to call the road?

Fritz Hollings?
Linsey Grahm?
Jefferson Davis? (Never seems to be a shortage of those )

How about Duke Lane?

Sure.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Duke Greenway, preferably.

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Duke Greenway, preferably.

That actually sounds better.

[Yelnoc]

How is this?

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[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Duke Greenway, preferably.

That actually sounds better.

Well, the actual name of the proposal in real life is Sea Island Greenway.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     The bill should include a clause apportioning a certain amount of money.

[Yelnoc]

     The bill should include a clause apportioning a certain amount of money.

How do we estimate that?

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I spoke with KS about the money needed. The real life figure for this project is around $140 million, half coming from the federal government and half from the state. I'm not sure how we do that in this game, but to answer your question, we'd need around $140 million give or take.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     How about we cut the militia's budget to pay for it?

[Yelnoc]

I spoke with KS about the money needed. The real life figure for this project is around $140 million, half coming from the federal government and half from the state. I'm not sure how we do that in this game, but to answer your question, we'd need around $140 million give or take.

Ok then.  You guys up yonder give us $70,000,000 and we'll pick up the rest of the tab.

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I posted Duke's quote on the previous page asking for $150 M total.

Figures of the actual project have it in the $150 million range, so I'd go with that figure.

I could have probably put it in my own writing, making it more visible. Sorry.