I understand the newly-established Land Use Commission has been asked by the RA to update the General Master Plan for new region development. The GMP has not been updated since 2008, is arguably in conflict with the current sims we have and is certainly in need of a refresher.
One thing I'd like the LUC to keep in mind is the Linden Lab Community Partnership Program
At some point this term I would like to begin discussions with Linden Lab about *potential* CDS participation in this Program. I'm *not* saying we will do this but I'd like to keep the option open as I can see some significant potential advantages for us. It requires lots of discussion as there are potential downsides too and we need to take into account how people feel about it too.
One requirement of the Program is that a participating community has a minimum of ten regions and at least a third of these must be full private islands.
So, I'd like the LUC to consider how we could expand the CDS to a 10-region (or larger) estate which meets the CLPP requirements. I expect this would look like a complete island with NFS at its highest point and reaching sea-level all around the coast. Many of the regions would be homesteads or open spaces to begin with and could be upgraded to full regions as our numbers expand. Our GMP should include a plan for upgrading some or all or the regions to full regions to accommodate more citizens.
We would, of course, need to consider how to pay for these additional regions. Homesteads and open spaces cost less than full regions but are by no means free!
We would also need to consider how the CDS could be expanded beyond these 10 (or so) regions. One option might be to establish another multi-regional CDS island adjacent to the original one where a joint sea link maintains physical contiguity and integrity. The CDS could then become an archipelago of multi-region private islands connected to the mainland by a sea link.