The virtues of Dover Forum, Howard. That is what we're here for, to communicate.
If the Dover Town Team are interested in my proposals, they participate on the Forum, they write on this thread - or know people who do - and can let me know.
Basically it is as already mentioned above, in previous posts here: to undertake local production here in Kent - including Dover - by making available the funds to do so. It means we do everything ourselves to get it up and running, with a founding constitution defining how collected funds are managed, and future dividends (I had calculated the possibility of 5% a year), and further investment and expansion with a part of the profits.
It's to do with local employment, remaining within the boundaries (of Dover District/Kent), avoiding loans from financial institutions, 100% clarity and accountability in all operations.
An agricultural branch and an industrial branch.
No financial gambling risks, no big-time quick-buck operations, no cheap-labour policies.
One starts within limits and builds up as it goes along.
NHS and health and safety as part of the package, taxes paid where they must go, all according to legal requirements.
Plenty needs to be sorted out, and many can participate in drawing up all the necessary steps to be followed.
May also involve employing one or more competent people who know how to go about it, and would require engaging experienced personnel for training purposes.
Examples:
in agriculture, we could plant orchards, vegetables.
Purchasing land is already a valuable investment, as land is limited and will not lose its value.
Also renting some land on yearly contracts.
In manufacture, we could start a textile factory producing both the material and the clothes, and shoes.
Plenty could be added as we go along, over the years. For example furniture, glassware, whatever...
A factory in Dover could provide work for Deal citizens too, and vice verca.
People from neighbouring districts, Folestone, Thanet, Canterbury, Ashford, could participate, which would also increase the wider local interest in supplying funds.
Inter-district coordination of production plants would also be fine!
Who knows, someone in some Government Department may even contribute some - unlikely - Government fund towards it once they saw we were seriously trying to help ourselves.
Well there goes the ball over to the Town Team Court, Howard.