Town hall

The Town Hall is a location in, and , serving as the building where most of the town's civic duties are carried out.

In and
In and,  the Town Hall is the place that players can deliver letters and recycle unwanted items - as well as where Tortimer (the town mayor) can be found during certain events, usually standing outside of the structure. The Town Hall replaces the Wishing Well, Dump, and Post Office from. It supersedes the Wishing Well by acting as the venue for the town's many affairs, including most, if not all, festivities. In addition, outside of and directly to the left of the structure is a bulletin board on which players can post messages and read those written by the various businesses in the town, special characters, and other villagers; at the beginning of Wild World, when driven to their new place of residence by Kapp'n in his black cab, the player is dropped off just outside the town hall - at the plaza in front of the structure.

Civic Center and Post Office
The main area of the Town Hall has a counter that divides the building in to two parts. Anywhere behind the counter is inaccessible to the player, and contains bookcases, mail sacks and the mayor's desk, where Tortimer can be found sleeping. Pelly and Phyllis also work behind the counter. There are two sections to the front desk - the Civic Center and the Post Office. Each counter has very specific functions.

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 * Environment- The player can hear the opinions of the townsfolk in regard to the environment of the town. If the town remains perfect for 15 days, Pelly or Phyllis will hand the player a Golden Watering Can.
 * Town Tune- The town tune can be edited from here.
 * Town Fund (City Folk)- Money can be donated to aid the town. This can result in an extra bridge, a fountain, and a choice of a windmill or lighthouse being built.
 * Donation (Wild World)- Money can be donated to the town of Boondox in exchange for feathers.
 * Problem (City Folk)- The player can report villagers here. Doing so will cause the villager in question to reset their clothing, reset their catchphrase, or forget about the letters that players have sent them. Also, the player can ask the town hall's staff to clear their house if they are 'locked out'.
 * Moving (Wild World)- Players can be transferred from one town to another.

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 * Pay mortgage (Wild World)- The player can pay in Bells towards their mortgage. Paying off the current mortgage enables the player to expand their house.
 * Withdraw (Wild World)- A player can withdraw money from their account.
 * Deposit (Wild World)- A player can deposit money into their account.
 * Save mail- Saves selected mail, which can be accessed at any time.
 * Save notes in bottles (Wild World)- Save selected notes in bottles that can be accessed at any time.
 * Send letter- Post a letter to a fellow villager or player.
 * Wii Message Board (City Folk)- Send a message (possibly with a screenshot) to the player's Wii Message Board, or a friend's Wii Message Board.

The recycling bin
The recycling bin is one of the surprisingly useful things in the town, and has the same function as the dump in. The player can leave any unwanted items here to be taken away at 6am every Monday and Thursday. This can be useful for any items which cannot be sold to Tom Nook. Alternatively, the player can just choose to sell them for no extra Bells.

The most useful thing the recycling bin can be used for is collecting rare pieces of furniture, or other items. Sometimes, a rare item may appear, which is likely being disposed of by another villager. These items are usually ones that do not appear in the store often, and can be taken by the player to use at no charge whatsoever. Beware though, as if these items are left past 6am on the collection days, they will disappear forever.

It is also amusing to note that if the player sends another villager an item through mail, it may appear in the recycling bin later, or another item may disappear from their house to replace said item and appear in the recycling bin. This usually happens if the item is one a villager cannot have more than one of, like wallpaper or a stereo.

The recycling bin was removed in. If the player installs a trash bin as a public works project or places a similar piece of furniture in their house, they can dispose of trash that way. Otherwise, they will have to pay a disposal fee at Re-Tail.

Automatic Bell Dispenser
The Automatic Bell Dispenser allows players to deposit or withdraw Bells, and to pay their mortgage. The player can also ask the machine to issue them a new Shopping Card. The bell dispenser was absent in, and was moved to the Post Office in.

The Bulletin Board
The Bulletin Board is a message board outside of the hall, where messages can appear every day. The player can also post their own messages, and is where Tom Nook sends the player to post how "cool" his store is as a job at the start of the game. In, a small yellow bird appears on top of the board if there are unread messages, but will fly away when the player approaches. In, the Bulletin Board is located outside the Train Station instead.

In
In, the Town Hall has changed quite substantially. Isabelle replaces Pelly and Phyllis, the Bulletin Board is now outside the Train Station, the recycle bin is gone, and banking and postal services have moved to the Post Office on Main Street. The Event Plaza is also in front of the Town Tree instead of the Town Hall. However, the Town Hall is now the location of the mayoral player's office. The mayor can build public works projects and set ordinances by going to the Town Hall. The Town Hall is closed on event days, when Isabelle is in the plaza. In, a new CAT Machine has been added outside the Town Hall.

Music
The music in the town hall will change depending on who is serving the player. Pelly's theme is a cheery, bouncy song with a fast whistling melody. Phyllis' contains a very droll, onbeat chord sequence with a very pitchy guitar melody. Both songs give a good idea of each clerk's personality. Smashville in the hit game Super Smash Bros Brawl has the town hall's music (along with Tom Nook's theme) play in the background. In, Isabelle's theme played when loading the game is remixed for Town Hall.

Trivia

 * In if a player is imported from, Tortimer will remember meeting them outside the town hall rather than in it, as occurs in Wild World. Pelly or Phyllis will mention the player is in fact a new resident, and Tortimer will dismiss it as déjà vu instead.
 * A cranky villager will talk about donating Bells and hearing Tortimer say that he is going out tonight.