1. In Annan District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...a selling off of properties in anticipation of new regulations, a visit by the mayor, old houses rezoned, road improvements, concern over the development of government-owned properties, work done on drainage ponds and drainage ditches, three fires in three separate houses, a restaurant inspected over cockroaches, the submission of an ambitious development plan, flowers blooming, councilmembers who visited a blood drive, a push to improve infrastructure, a rise in the cost of homes and the renovation of a park dedicated to Koxinga.
2. In West Central District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...a line which worried germaphobes, a tree knocked down by wind, a donation of wheelchairs, a woman escorted home by police, development of land along canals, a road collapse triggered by a construction crane, a restaurant popular for cheap noodles, the completion of a new apartment building, new apartment buildings in the works and two scooters which collided.
3. In Anping District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...a scooter collision which led to the discovery of an illegal alien, the distribution of cash along with COVID testing kits, an award for years of service in the local police bureau, a fire on an apartment balcony, a drum association practicing for a parade, a car that collided with a median, a meal provided for those in need, unusual breakfast items consumed, four childcare workers found guilty of abuse, a fire in a house, a man who leapt from a building, a celebration over a canal's long and distinguished history, two people who drowned just before the arrival of a typhoon and a religious activity honoring the goddess Matsu.
4. In South District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...the completion of a new parking facility, the opening of a new park, the clearing and renovation of local roads, nostalgia over cheap steak, a dinner featuring local delicacies, a visit by a newly inaugurated president, construction begun on a new apartment complex, efforts to preserve a historic cemetery, an election advertisement which may have infringed upon a company's copyright and a woman driving under the influence.
5. In North District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...food vendors hit hard by COVID restrictions, a collision between a scooter and a car, a market held for charity, a review of a public housing project, an SUV that struck two pedestrians using a crosswalk, a plan to revitalize the area, a fight after gangsters were discovered being gangsters, work completed on part of a railway project, a fire in a religious goods shop and two teenagers who drove an electric scooter into a car.
6. In Anding District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...a shortage of kindergarten classes, a competition in which local students sketched a river trail, argument over a proposed natural gas facility, a fire in a factory, a dispute between two brothers which led to attempted murder, a rise in real estate prices, a visit by elementary school students to learn about the local flax industry, an air quality alert issued just after a factory fire, two vehicles that collided and a five-vehicle pileup on an expressway.
7. In East District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...a house that caught fire, a water stoppage related to road work, the closing of both an underpass and an overpass, a market intended to highlight Tainan's trade relations with Japan, the publishing of a new tourist map, an iPhone stolen from a sleeping tourist, a car that struck a lamp post, the cleaning up of a local park, a book on the history of the area commissioned, a fire in an apartment building, the opening of a military-themed park, the opening of an activity center, construction of a housing development and the opening of a new arts hall.
8. In Shanhua District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...a fire at a technology company, a vocational job fair, increasing demand for land, a triangular house posted on Instagram, an anti-corruption seminar for public servants, popsicles sold, a new type of fried chicken, plans to improve public infrastructure, the opening of a cattle-themed playground, two scooters that collided near the local brewery and a driver who drove into a row of scooters.
9. In Xinshr District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...a lawmaker demanding improved signage, increasing demand for land, the relocation of a white wax apple tree, a rise in the cost of land, a woman who drove a scooter into a telephone pole, the purchase of land by an insurance company, the opening of a bridge, a driver who struck a row of scooters and a slowing of the local housing market.
10. In Yongkang District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...a revision of property boundaries, an elderly man who died in an apartment fire, a fire in a helmet factory, a coffee bean exhibition, a fire in a lottery shop, plans to build a ring road through the area, the construction of a low income housing project, plans to build a "gathering hall" for indigenous residents, an electric scooter that caught fire, police raids which uncovered drug-laced coffee, an art exhibition and a fire in an Indian restaurant.
11. In Rende District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...a fire at a factory, an elementary school remodeled to be more environmentally friendly, new housing developments, heavy rains, the opening of a new park, the renovation of the local sewer system, a road closed after the rupture of a natural gas pipeline, vendors angered after the fencing off of a local market, the inspection of a drainage improvement project, the opening of a water treatment plant, an awards ceremony for local farmers, two cars which collided and opposition to plans to make local roads more pedestrian-friendly.
12. In Gueiren District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...an inspection by the mayor, the demotion of several police officers, four fires in four different houses, the relocation of an art museum to an old warehouse, a "flower sea," a chief of police under investigation for corruption, a growth in population, a man who brought back measles from Vietnam and a plan to improve roads.
13. In Guanmiao District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...an inspection by the mayor, a stench coming from aluminum slag, an agreement to coordinate disaster relief efforts with nearby districts in Kaohsiung, the completion of road work, a softball tournament, a memorial service for deceased soldiers, complaints over slow road work, a delayed bamboo shoot harvest, a man who almost suffocated in a drained fish pond, a delayed pineapple harvest, a fire in an empty chicken coop, the opening of a dog park and tables up for grabs at a Master Chef event.
14. In Xinhua District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...two agricultural festivals, a new vegetable market, a talent show and orchestra performance, a harvest festival, a fire in a house, flood control work, a music festival, a public school repurposed as a tribal school and a promotional event held at a temple.
15. In Longqi District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...the completion of a new overlook, an art competition related to local produce, works of art installed in a park, a reduced bamboo shoot crop, disagreement over a development plan, a light (lantern) festival, a market for local agricultural products, a bamboo harvest festival, an earthquake preparedness drill and a district chief reassigned to another position.
16. In Zuozhen District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...the repair of a road damaged by rains, special traffic and crowd control measures on New Year's Eve, a person who drove an SUV into a tree, an award given to a school, the development of an "old street" and an exhibition held at a "bamboo weaving cultural station."
17. In Shanshang District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...the wrapping of rice tamales, home COVID testing offered to elderly residents, the distribution of blankets and warm clothes, two elderly care workers provided for the assistance of older residents, an award given to a waterworks museum, a worker killed by an aluminum ring ejected from a piece of equipment, a fire at a recycling center, a rise in real estate prices, a pineapple promotion event, the opening of an art exhibition space, a foiled suicide attempt and an activity introducing the various uses of pineapples.
18. In Yujing District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...an elderly man who crashed into someone's house, renovation of a local park, work done on a social welfare center, blooming flowers, a mango picking activity, officers checking for signs of illegal activity, the reopening of an exhibition space, a charity fair, the blossoming of pink shower trees and land auctioned off.
19. In Nanxi District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...the launching of a new online taxi service, a farmer pickling a new type of mango, a creative cooking competition, the reopening of a local temple, a nun found dead on the road, a delayed firefly season, farmers instructed in the proper use of drones, a fire in a house, the publication of a Mandarin-Hakka storybook, the blossoming of tung flowers, worry over a combination of frequent earthquakes, an aging population and old houses and the beginning of a "firefly flower hot spring festival."
20. In Nanhua District, in the last 4+ years, there was/were...
...the wrapping of rice tamales, a reservoir filled by rain, money granted to a local elementary school for the purchase of dental equipment, blooming flowers, heavy rains, a visit by a mobile licensing services vehicle, improvements along a hiking trail, no new students registered for the following school year, an earthquake and an elderly man who drove over his wife following a domestic dispute.
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