Long the butt of jokes, snarky remarks and ignored by an inept Board of Dinosaurs, other towns have worked to provide information to their residents in a sensible and well-organized format on their web sites. (MMA provides a list)
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Not so Middleboro, that seems to pride itself on denying the existence of civilization beyond its borders.
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Some might label it TRANSPARENCY that this BOS seems to resent.
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A user-friendly alternative to the Middleboro Official and ludicrous web site has been offered!
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Take a look and see what you think about the rough draft:
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Offer your comments about the new site:
Does it make sense? Is it usable? Do you like the format?
6 comments:
I hope that the powers that be in Middleboro take the time to peruse this user friendly, easily navigated mock up for a possible Town Website. Mr. Bellanger is offering us a real gift here.....a site that makes information readily accessible, plus his expertise in implementing it. Let's not let politics get in the way of making some long overdue changes for the better. Middleboro needs to take full advantage of the advances made in technology. One way to do just that is being handed to us on a silver platter. I strongly urge Mr. Brunelle to be open to the expertise that's being offered to him.
The BOS needs to study this demo, then open it up for public discussion. This is a real opportunity to emerge from the technological Dark Ages. The current, official Town Website does not provide residents with the easy access to information they are calling for. Hope the new Chairman demonstrates some real leadership on this one.
Makes good horse sense to me. Question is----will the BOS be sensible?
The demo is quite impressive. I believe some serious consideration should be given to adopting it. Don't we get some say in this?
Thanks folks for the kind words.
I brought this to the attention of Adam Bond and to whoever gets email sent to the town web site address - probably Roger.
Adam likes it but is out of town and probably won't be able to give it a serious look until next week.
My only motivation here is to help the town get a better web site so we can all have better access to information.
I like what you've done with this mock-up. I hope that the BOS take a serious look at it, the current town
site is painful to view, nevermind use.
One thing, as one who subscribes neither to cable or FIOS - would
it be possible to add a video archive
of BOS and other public meetings?
Streaming would also be nice, but I
think it's most important that the Town provide an on-line video archive of all public meetings.
Thanks!
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