Public Works Projects

Public Works Projects are one of the player's responsibilities as Mayor in their town, along with enacting Town Ordinances. These Projects allow the Mayor to customize their Town by adding new buildings, upgrading existing buildings, or by placing landmarks and features in areas around the town proper or on Main Street. Each town can only feature 30 projects, and only one project can be fundraised at any given time. After a Project is complete, a celebration will occur with villagers present and Isabelle announcing the completed project.

Public Works Projects are similar to Community Projects seen in and, as well as Town Fund projects in  which allowed the player to add new features such as the Windmill, Lighthouse, Water Fountain, and a new Bridge, but many more options are available in.

Projects can be discontinued while under construction or demolished if already complete; discontinuing a project forfeits any donations put toward it up to that point, while demolishing a project requires paying a fee of 10% of the project's original cost. Projects will not be built during event days, and if an event day coincides with a celebration for completing a project, then the celebration will be delayed until the next day.

The projects are not available on the first day the player moves into the town.

Permanent Buildings
Once these buildings are fully constructed, the location is permanent and cannot be demolished.

Café
Size: 5x5

The Café can be constructed anywhere in town and costs 298,000 Bells. It is requested as a project by Blathers one week after the Museum's second floor has been built if the player has donated at least 50 items to the Museum. After one week, Blathers can be seen thinking. Upon talking to him, Blathers will tell the player about the Café and it will be unlocked as a public work project.

Campsite
Size: 3x3

The campsite costs 59,800 Bells to build and is available from the beginning. It acts as a substitute for the tenth villager in the player's town, and allows a non-resident villager to visit occasionally. The player can interact with the visitor by playing mini-games, and if there is space, the visitor can be convinced to move there after repeated conversations.

Dream Suite
The Dream Suite costs 234,000 Bells. Lloid will be present in the Railway station for receiving donations. It is located beside Club LOL, is run by Luna, and is available one week after the first Project has been completed. The player must also have connected online at least once and has found Isabelle sleeping in the Town Hall. Upon talking to Isabelle she will mention the topic and it will be added to Public Works.

Fortune Teller Shop
Costs 340,000 Bells and is available once Katrina has given 20 fortunes from her tent.

Instrument Center
A weather forecasting center that costs 42,000 Bells to build. It can be checked to see what the next day's weather will be, and is available after a Jock villager requests it.

Museum Renovation
The Museum Renovation costs 198,000 Bells and is requested by Blathers.The player must have spoken to on 14 different days and donated at least 20 items, with at least one item in each of the four exhibit categories (fish, insects, fossils, and art). Like the Dream Suite, Lloid will collect donations from inside the train station.

The renovation opens up a second floor in the Museum that features a gift shop, which sells Silver Tools, and four exhibit rooms run by Celeste, which cost 10,000 Bells each to open. The player may use these rooms to display their own exhibits.

Police Station
Size: 3x3

The Police Station is requested by a random villager and costs 264,000 Bells to build. There are two designs for the Police Station, but only one station can be placed at any given time in the town. By choosing a station, the player is also choosing whether to have either Booker or Copper.

Reset Surveillance Center
Size: 1x1

The Reset Center costs 368,000 Bells and is available once the player has quit their game without saving. Upon completion, it will appear as a manhole that will remain closed on most days, but allows the player to visit the Reset Surveillance Center, where Resetti and his brother Don can be found, if certain conditions are met.

Remodeling Projects
The player may choose to remodel existing buildings to change their exterior designs.

Town Hall Remodel
The Town Hall can be remodeled into 3 other styles once the player has achieved a Perfect Town rating.


 * Town Hall (Default) - 498,000 Bells
 * Town Hall (Japanese) - 498,000 Bells
 * Town Hall (Fairy Tale) - 498,000 Bells
 * Town Hall (Modern) - 498,000 Bells

Train Station Remodel
The Train Station can be remodeled into 3 other styles once the player has been visited by other players over 100 times.


 * Train Station (Default) - 498,000 Bells
 * Train Station (Fairy Tale) - 498,000 Bells
 * Train Station (Japanese) - 498,000 Bells
 * Train Station (Modern) - 498,000 Bells

Benches
Size: 2x1

The bench allows villagers and players to sit down around the town. If a villager is sitting on a bench, the player can sit down next to them and have a conversation. However, if two villagers are occupying the bench, the player will not be able to join them, but can still have a conversation with them.

There are 7 official bench designs, as well as a few community projects that can be sat on.


 * Yellow Bench - 30,000 Bells - available from the beginning
 * Blue Bench - 42,500 Bells - requested by Jock villagers
 * Wooden Bench - 42,500 Bells - requested by Uchi villagers
 * Metal Bench - 42,500 Bells - requested by Normal villagers
 * Plastic Bench - 42,500 Bells - requested by Jock villagers
 * Fairy Tale Bench - 52,800 Bells - requested by Normal villagers
 * Japanese Bench - 52,800 Bells - requested by Cranky villagers
 * Modern Bench - 52,800 Bells - requested by Snooty villagers

Other projects that can be constructed and allow the player to sit on them also include the following:


 * Log - 38,000 Bells - requested by Uchi villagers
 * Picnic Supplies - 39,800 Bells - requested by Uchi villagers
 * Playground Tires - 49,800 Bells - requested by Lazy villagers
 * Clay Pipe - 79,800 Bells - requested by Lazy villagers
 * Sitting Piece - 265,000 Bells - requested by Smug villagers

Bridges
Size: 2x4 / 4x2

There are 6 different bridge designs that can be placed in the player's town. There can only be 3 bridges present at any given time.


 * Cobblestone Bridge - 128,000 Bells - available from the beginning
 * Wooden Suspension Bridge - 128,000 Bells - available from the beginning
 * Brick Bridge - 224,000 Bells - requested by random villagers
 * Modern Bridge - 224,000 Bells - requested by random villagers
 * Fairy Tale Bridge - 298,000 Bells - requested by Peppy villagers
 * Japanese Bridge - 298,000 Bells - requested by Cranky villagers

Clocks
Size: 1x1

There are six different types of clocks that can be built.


 * Standard Clock - 42,000 Bells - available from the beginning
 * Japanese Clock - 78,000 Bells - requested by Cranky villagers
 * Fairy Tale Clock Tower - 78,000 Bells - requested by Normal villagers
 * Modern Clock Tower - 78,000 Bells - requested by Uchi villagers
 * Flower Clock - 87,000 Bells - must have Perfect Town rating
 * Illuminated Clock - 146,000 Bells - requested by Peppy villagers

Face Cut-Out Board
Size: 1x1

Costs 50,000 Bells and is available from the beginning; a maxmimum of 8 can be built.

Fence
Size: 5x4

Costs 49,800 Bells and is available from the beginning. The player can plant trees and flowers in this area.

Fire Hydrant
Size: 1x1

Costs 32,600 Bells and is available from the beginning.

Fountain
Size: 3x3

The fountain is available in the beginning and costs 99,800 Bells to build. It is different from the version, which was available as a Town Fund project, in that it does not contain Serena.

Garbage Can
Size: 1x1

Costs 53,000 Bells and is available once a Normal villager suggests it. Items can be disposed of here instead of at Re-Tail.

Custom-Design Sign
Size: 1x1

Costs 40,000 Bells and is available from the beginning; a maximum of 10 can be built.

Signs
Size: 1x1

Up to eight signs may be displayed at a time.


 * Do-Not-Enter Sign - 43,500 Bells - available from the beginning
 * Caution Sign - 43,500 Bells - requested by random villagers
 * Triangular Sign - 43,500 Bells - requested by random villagers

Streetlights
Size: 1x1

Turns on at night and emits light, which attracts moths.


 * Street Lamp - 39,800 Bells - available from the beginning
 * Round Light - 39,800 Bells - requested by Peppy villagers
 * Retro Light - 42,800 Bells - requested by Snooty villagers
 * Fairy Tale Light - 64,000 Bells - requested by Normal villagers
 * Modern Light - 64,000 Bells - requested by Snooty villagers
 * Japanese Light - 64,000 Bells - requested by Cranky villagers

Bus Stop
Size: ?x?

Costs 136,000 Bells and is requested by Uchi villagers.

Water Well
Size: 2x2

The water well only has one design, is available from the beginning, and costs 148,000 Bells to build.

Revolving Art
Costs 265,000 Bells and is requested by Smug villagers.

Balloon Arch
Costs 86,000 Bells and is requested by Lazy villagers.

Flowerbed
Costs 26,400 Bells and is requested by Normal villagers.

Globe Jungle
Costs 69,800 Bells and is requested by Lazy villagers.

Hot Spring
Costs 98,000 bells and is requested by Uchi villagers.

Illuminated Tree
Costs 128,000 Bells and is requested by Lazy villagers.

Zen Garden
Costs 98,000 Bells and is requested by Cranky villagers.

Scarecrow
Costs 22,400 Bells and is requested by Uchi villagers.

Statue
Costs 88,000 Bells and is requested by Snooty villagers.

Topiaries
There are three kinds that cost 93,000 Bells each. They are available to build if there are no weeds by 6 AM on Grass Day.


 * Rounded Topiary
 * Cubic Topiary
 * Tulip Topiary

Stone Tablet
Size: 1x1

Costs 39,800 Bells and is requested by random villagers.

Geyser
Costs 98,000 Bells and is requested by Uchi villagers.

Lighthouse
Costs 372,000 Bells and is requested by random villagers.

Moai
Costs 538,000 Bells and is requested by Smug villagers.

Oil Derrick
Costs 298,000 Bells and is requested by Cranky villagers.

Parabolic Antenna
Costs 148,000 Bells and is requested by Smug villagers.

Pyramid
Costs 698,000 Bells and is requested by Smug villagers.

Solar Panels
Costs 126,000 Bells and is requested by Jock villagers.

Stonehenge
Costs 698,000 Bells and is requested by Smug villagers.

Tower
Costs 726,000 Bells and is requested by Snooty villagers.

Windmill
Costs 372,000 Bells and is requested by Uchi villagers.

Wind Turbine
Size: 1x1

Only one wind turbine can be built in the town for 156,000 Bells and is available after being requested by random villagers.