Thread:Co-Pres CatRepublic/@comment-15776551-20130930052322/@comment-15776551-20131004082502

Many more thanks, Co-President Kelly,

You have helped more than you know. I was initially planning to simply start working on the place if I hadn't recieved a response soon, but I hadn't thought of your suggestions. The main hurdle with informing the neighboring residents is that while many of the locals live in the private Glenwood Lake community, there is also a number of homes outside that area that tacking a notice to the community bulliten board may simply not reach. any one of these homeowners or family members could be out of the loop and call the police. The petition idea is one that I had considered, but was too caught up in the idea of adverse possession at the time to think through much. If I do not receive any responses in the next few days, making it over a week and a half or so since I sent the messages, I'll begin writing one up and would gladly accept the support of you and your willing citizens. I'm sure Molossia may also be supportive, as President Baugh also expressed his agreement with my proposed plans for the property, and offered to assist in any way possible with the development of the KNS.

In the beginning, my idea was to find a suitable location in Canada and start from scratch. After that idea somewhat sank into the back of my mind as new ideas came about, I scoured the maps for an island large enough to sustain even a small nation, with a temperate (or at least manageable) climate, and one that was a realistic distance from our current homes in the US. I thought I had found a great place in one of the southern-most Alaskan islands, but further research revealed it to be a military fort and sizeable base of operations for what I assume is a part of the US military. Ideas came and went, and finally I realized that the campgrounds could be just the place for us, as it was nearby, completely abandoned, and large enough to sustain a small community. If you direct your attention to the updates made to the KNS page or our official website, I've added a satellite view of the property including a portion of the lake and the buildings across the street from the main camp which I believe were the administration buildings.

I have already made a few decisions as to the layout of the property in relation to my plans for the kingdom. The gymnasium to the north-west, known to the campers as the Jackson Building, would make a fine forum building, in my opinion. The sports fields to the south I plan to tear up and make into farmlands. The administration buildings would be where the future queen and I, and maybe even General Taylor if he so chooses, would live and sleep. With the 36 bunk houses, I planned to gut each of them and repurpose them into homes for my people. More than enough to start with, and there's plenty of room for expanding if the need arises. The other buildings may simply keep their old purposes intact, such as the arts and crafts bulding being used as a workshop for the Crafters and Artisans. As much as I would like not to, if we desperately need more space for housing, we could possibly clear out some of the woods to the west to build more houses, but if possible, I'd like to keep that forest preserved as our hunting grounds. A reasonable portion of the Glenwood Lake to the south-west would also be under our control for recreation, fishing, and to provide freshwater for purification and distillation for drinking until we can work out a trade deal with a spring water company.

The buildings all have electric work and those that require it have plumbing. I know for a fact that there is a septic system, as well. The buildings may almost definitely need to be rewired and over the years I would say the pipes could well have burst, come unsealed, or just simply rotted away. My dilemma on that issue is if we wanted indoor plumbing, we would need to repair the pipes and pump the septic tank as well as fix the generators and have fuel for them to have electricity to run the pumps and such. I would love if we could do without electricity, though, as this would make living more enviornmentally friendly. The only problem is that I'm sure not many people would be so willing to give up all their useless and wasteful gadgets such as television, cell phones, and computers.

Another big issue as far as repairing the place is the combination of weather damage and vandalism that has befallen the place for years now. Almost every piece of glass that can be broken likely has, and the cabins and other buildings are made of wood, so you can imagine the mold and rot and other possibilities there.

In spite of all the problems with the place, I do have hope. I already have four people willing to physically help build this nation with me, and I have hope that the appeal of the nation itself will draw people in. Our values are just and based on the true value of goods and services. This is the very reason I recently changed our nation's motto to the much more fitting Quid Pro Quo or Something for Something. I wholly believe that if I can make people see the value hard work and quality production because of it the way the world used to, I can have a nation of happy people who always have jobs and aren't slaves to the concept of currency that has been destroying greater nations like the US and the UK for so long, more so now than ever.

I may be rambling at this point, but I've got to get this off my mind so the people of the world know exactly what I'm proposing. I have a dream of a nation where the people matter. I have a dream of foreign diplomats or dignitaries coming to our little corner of the world ready to meet with the king, only to be directed to a field of crops and pointed towards a man with his hands as dirty and his brow as sweaty as any other in the field. I have a dream of a simpler time when people could take pride in their work and know that their efforts were going to good use and their products benefiting another directly. I have a dream of a country where people work together to support each other happily and peacefully as opposed to competing with each other for the means to live at all. I dream of a nation where the leader is not so different from the average citizen as far as the people are concerned, save for the fact that he is the leader. I look back at Native American tribes, when the people lived happily in a similar manner. I look back at Mideaval Europe when combat was a physical art just as much as it was a mental one, as opposed to the simple act of deciding whether or not to push a button and wipe out a nation. I look back at Feudalist Japan when honor, family, and common decency and respect were things people cared about as opposed to the underhanded businesses, rampant bullying, and blatant disregard for one's kin that goes on today. I dream of a glorious nation in which the people are happy to do their duties and know that they are helping everyone by doing so. I dream of a nation in which the air is clean and the lands are beautiful and unsullied with litter and ugly and useless structures. I dream of a nation where our wealth is second to none because our products are used by our people to increase the quality and span of their lives. That is what I want for Novaterra Senitempor and its people. Above all else, however, I want to show the world, or at least whoever may listen, than there can be a happy society without much need for money or modern amenities. The world survived longer without them than it did with them, and in my honest opinion, the only thing it's good for these days is making the world worse by the hour. Some of the few saving graces all of this technology has are mainly in medical advancements and other sciences and making it easier for communications such as this to take place.

I apologize if I went on a bit of a rant, but these are my true feelings. These are the reasons I started this nation, and these are the reasons I will see this nation through till the end of my days.

Most sincerely and again with thanks,

HM King Robert McCreed I of Novaterra Senitempor