In order for us to sanction a port of Towny to Sponge, the developer would have to be a good fit:
Most importantly, they’d have to be around on the IRC channel to provide support for their work, Towny has had one of the best support systems for their plugins for many years now and we wouldn’t want that to change. People that join the IRC and stick around almost always get the help they need.
The developer would also have to bring the plugin up to par with the bukkit version and maintain that as the bukkit plugin develops. The database structure could differ as long as there is a converter made to port bukkit databases to the Sponge version.
That developer would also have to show past work, on a level and scope that falls in line with Towny.
And after all that is met, both @ElgarL and I would have to sign off on the port before it’s released to the public.