www.cityofnewalbany.com
The web site was mentioned just the other day in the newspaper.
Formally tabbed as a legal assistant for the administration, Gahan also announced that Michael Hall will serve as the head of city operations. Hall is a University of Louisville graduate and was a founding member of Gahan’s 2011 mayoral campaign committee … Gahan credited Hall with preparing the new city website for launch in an effort to improve communications with the public.
Meanwhile, at Twitter, we see this posting from Lesa Seibert, a Louisville web
Looks like we didn’t localize at all on that one, did we?
Are we to surmise this was Hall’s choice of contractors?
Whom do we thank?
The site itself looks fairly good. Here are three random observations
- Develop New Albany is listed at least three times, under sections for Residents, Business and Visitors. One Southern Indiana appears under Business, the Urban Enterprise Association is briefly noted under Boards and Commissions, and New Albany First – the sole entity in the city dedicated to independent local business – is not listed at all.
- The late Kevin Hammersmith’s name still tops the Parks Board.
- The two Bicentennial Commission slots created by the council for Mayor Gahan to make appointments appear to have been filled with John Coffman and Pat Harrison, boosting the average age of commission members even higher.
Readers, how does the city’s new website look to you?
Maybe I'm blind but I see no listing for the city council. I know that I was at a meeting that stated the members would be listed along with their new city issued email addresses.
ReplyDeleteDisappointing that a local company/individual was not used for the website development. Still, getting a modern and functioning website put up is step in the right direction. Let's hope that it is kept up to date.
Cheesy, very mid 2000's, I would bet they dropped a bundle on that. In the $10k+ range for something that could have been done for $1-2k max. Less is more.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, dare I say, I liked the old website better, it just needed some updating.
Also the "New Albany Now" video and it's voice over makes me feel like I'm watching a government created training video.
I'm guessing(hoping)that there is much more to be added. Like an email address for the Mayor.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Mark. I presume there's still tweeking to be done. But on the whole, it looks 1000 times better than the old site. The real test will be whether residents and visitors find it a useful source of information to be used on a regular basis.
ReplyDeleteBetter than the old dead site, but still lacking in interactivity. The web is a two way proposition. How many things do you have to go to city hall for that could be offered as an interactive feature? Can you pay your taxes? Tickets? Get simple permits? I think the site has a "throw everything but the kitchen sink" design platform. And right now it's all PR boilerplate which gets boring fast. INTERACTIVITY!
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