By the end of the year, city residents can expect to interact with their local government in an easier to navigate site with more information at their fingertips, the City Council was told Monday night.
Council members got a sneak peek at the new site Monday from Lt. Robert Fix, City fire, and Officer Eric Hill, Batavia PD, who helped guide implementation of the new site.
The duo demonstrated new features, which include site search, service requests forms, surveys, news, announcements, press releases, E-news subscriptions, urgent alerts, job openings, a City calendar, a FAQs page, along with a link where residents can report suspicious drug or criminal activity.
"The new site is meant to improve communication, increase public safety, environmental sustainability and healthy and involved community members,” Fix said.
At Monday's City Council meeting at City Hall, officials previewed Batavia's new Web site, which was built by community representatives from various departments.
The Web address is www.batavianewyork.com, but the current site will be visible at that location until the new one is launched.
