There is one thing I need to say before we go any further:

I am currently in the process of solving the issue with inventory switching. I am going to ask envioushost about SQL and if i am not able to find one that has 5< ms delay, we will revert back to flat files(would imply deleting everyone's inventories in every world, which this change would just be perfect for.). I shall explain this process on my SMP Instability thread.

Also, You know on RC forums there is a public vote app thing? We should do that just to see what everyone thinks.

And as far as I'm aware the only built in towny ranks are Mayor and Assistant Mayor

This is a great idea!

I think you could maybe also have a "community center" kind of place where people can build and PVP freely, grief freely, and raid freely as well. Like a second world perhaps.

YAY TOWNY! now i can have a reason to play pvp...
and dont have to worry every waking moment that someones griefing me.

Okay. The creation of the map has started. and a day has passed of getting the rails done, the spawn done, and nearly making the place look pretty.

Okay that was the good news, and always theres the bad news. The spawn, Has been removed and reverted back to the ol' natural terrain. Rehtims, your hard work of making the terrain flat has gone back to factory standerd. And our Lovely spawn, also gone.
The rails heading north (unknown about south, east and west) has been cut. I believe that the map has be Completly recreated, But luckly for Samovski, your Seeds still stands. So all we need to do is recreate every-thing, from the start (Great).

I have no clue what caused this. But the server must of been shut down, and restarted for an update. causing the map to roll back and ending up as so. This my hypothsis, I am not to sure what has happen. So dont say this is true.

P.S. the spawn location has been moved into the middle of a jungle only about 200-400m away from the center.

This means the ETA for the map to be done will probably be suspended for a week or so.
Sorry about this. I am trying my hardest and going as fast as I can to get this done.

Well spawn is back to it's original place, with the spawn there-ish.
I think the walls might be a little small, but you and samo talk about it