Darlas mom, not sure which neighbor you are, but I was wondering the same thing myself about my civilized town. I didn't know about the peanut quest when I decorated it that way.
Do you have to spend actual money to earn more territory? I never spend cash on these games, my horseshoes are all earned by going up a level. I wonder how some of you are building all these inns....do you have zillions of neighbors or are you spending money on those horseshoes? I refuse to spend my hard-earned cash on an online computer game, no matter how fun!