Thanks for the rankings! Sorry, I need to protect my concept, the idea was mine (another Designers can't use this element) I'll work it out and still workin on another concept!
"The general rule is that, if a Designer was the first to submit the idea, they essentially own that concept or idea for the remainder of the contest."
I like using the city from the seal a lot. I would like it to be it's own outline - no compass (I think the compass is overplayed), and certainly no police badge (highly allergic to police). The eagle is going to have to be left out or more abstract. Too distinctly Prussian. With it, the heart-type shape around it has to stay to soften it, but probably better to keep it simple in form.
I like how the orange looks with the blue, but the colors are paired a bit too often for my taste. I would like to try green as a secondary color, a little like the Starbucks(r) logo maybe.