Netarts Valley, OR
Coastal town in Oregon, USA
Government
The government largely runs on an at-large elected mayor, along with an at-large elected council to formulate and propose laws for the town. The mayor of Netarts Valley does not have a veto power, but does have an assistant administrator to further oversee the laws of the town.
Defences
This town only relies on the police force for the common defense, and if faced by a larger threat, would be largely helpless. There are also the natural formations around it, such as the raised land and forest coating it, that would protect the town to some extent.
Industry & Trade
The most prominent industries in Netarts Valley are all affiliated with the ocean, as it is situated right near Netarts Bay, a hotspot for shellfish and crustaceans. Most of the town's exports consist of these types of seafood, as well as Sobek vehicles. The town is known for its wide use of submersibles, and Sobek happens to distribute many of its vehicles to marine researchers inhabiting the town.
Infrastructure
The land on which Netarts Valley was built on is mostly flat and mundane, and requires little need for excessive architecture styles. The town is known for its solar and wind farms, which generate a large amount of the town's energy. A lot of the town's infrastructure also revolves around its fishing ports and hydroelectric dams, which are some of the town's prime features.
Assets
Netarts Valley specializes in seafood businesses, namely selling clams and crustaceans from Netarts Bay, as well as production of wind turbines and solar panels. This town is also a hotspot for studies conducted by the company Sobek, as well as the manufacturing of their vehicles.
History
Netarts Valley was founded in 1855, and stayed relatively quiet for a long time. Settlers arrived largely from the Oregon Trail, and settled where the town was mostly as a place to sightsee. After the discovery of the immense resources located in Netarts Bay, more people started moving in the hopes of making profit from it, which inevitably led to European populations in the area outgrowing that of the indigenous populations. The town's population, along with the gross domestic product, grew significantly in a few short years.
The first sighting of the Gatekeepers was reported just a few years after the town's initial founding. Several fishermen saw them near the coast during a foggy day, and rushed to tell everyone else about them. However, no researcher could find proof of their existence, and thus the Gatekeepers became an urban legend in the town. The legend has only spread as far as other settlements in Oregon, such as Netarts, Portland, Cannon Beach, and Tillamook. Several more sightings were reported over the next few centuries, but none of those could be confirmed either.
Around the turn of the 20th century, overfishing began depleting the natural resources of Netarts Bay faster than they could reproduce, and several businesses collapsed as a result. A good portion of the population left the town in response, and it wasn't until the natural resources could be properly regulated, that the population began stabilizing again. The seafood and energy industries have only improved since then, and have continued attracting people towards the town, even if the population still hasn't reached what it once was. Today, Netarts Valley is known for its environmental consciousness, and it's effective preservation of nearby marine ecosystems. Sobek's researchers have also made significant advancements there, in both technology and science, and contributed to bringing the town to light in the rest of the state, though there are heavily mixed opinions on the town in Oregon.
Recently, the town has struggled with natural disasters, which are thought to have been linked to the Gatekeepers. The creatures were forced to operate outside of their schedule for some time, which has likely let their side effects on the Earth intensify over time. After an earthquake struck the town, the Gatekeepers have sent high speed winds and rains to blow for most of the day, causing imports to slow, and food supplies to become reduced. The storms have since settled, and have caused numerous fatalities in the time they were around. During this entire event there seemed to have been no news coverage on the storms outside of the town.
Tourism
Netarts Bay is the most popular attraction of this town, and many visitors travel through the Netarts CDP nearby in order to take a look for themselves. When the tide is lowest, one of the most popular activities near the bay is either clamming or crabbing. Visitors are also attracted towards the general scenery of the town, which mostly consists of temperate rainforests and serene beaches. Most of the time, visitors can also be found staying in the rental beach houses along the coastal front.
Architecture
The town mostly consists of the standard concrete buildings found in most of the U.S.'s urban areas, though many of them are reinforced with rubber columns beneath the ground to guard against earthquakes. A good portion of the town is also dedicated to the suburbs, and the beach residences. Near the beach, there are much more sparse settlements where a lot of the beach houses reside.
Geography
This town is built in a mostly flat area, with many other features surrounding it. To the west is the coast, while Netarts Bay and Netarts sit in the north. To the south is the Sandlake territories, and to the east is Pleasant Valley, behind some very rough terrain.
Natural Resources
The town specializes in gathering seafood from Netarts Bay, but also exports wood, grains, corn, and various precious metals elsewhere.
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Founding Date
1885
Alternative Name(s)
Netarts
Type
Town
Population
Around 5,000
Inhabitant Demonym
"Netarts Residents"
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