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Volusia County staff unveils new ECHO dashboard and microsite; committee presses for DCE transparency and mobile fixes
Summary
Staff demonstrated the new ECHO transparency dashboard and ExploreEchoForever microsite and reviewed quarterly project reports. Committee members praised the tools but raised concerns about mobile usability, font contrast for readability and visibility into direct county expenditure (DCE) project documentation and DCE budget share.
Volusia County staff demonstrated a new public dashboard and a companion microsite (exploreechoforever.com) intended to increase transparency for ECHO grant and Volusia Forever projects, and provided the committee with quarterly project updates.
The dashboard, built on county GIS, shows project counts, categories and status filters; staff said it is a version‑2 release and they will iterate further on mobile compatibility. "It is mobile compatible now, but we are constantly trying to improve it," Daniel said. Committee members tested the site during the meeting and requested changes to mobile layout and font contrast so information is legible on phones and tablets.
Staff also previewed a public…
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