Friday, August 07, 2009

County making website more user friendly

Often, if not most of the time, we are reporting here things that the county has bungled:
  • Property taxes
  • Assessments
  • Land Planning
Mainly these topics occur due to the intense amount of politics that surround our county, and the fact that one party is in near total control. Oh well, for today a positive:

Now some extras that should be added next, and feel free to add ideas of your own:
  • Videos of every public meeting
  • Minutes and Agendas should be posted same day, not weeks or months later
  • Email addresses of all elected officials and department heads
  • A huge upgrade in the GIS system which is substantially behind Lake and LaPorte
  • Budgets provided in viewer-friendly formats, so that normal citizens can see and understand where monies are being spent
  • A citizens academy, wiki or video based, that explains how our county government works, who's responsible for what, and how to get involved
Open thread today, what are your ideas?
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