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Mayor Zacker promotes new city website and community communications survey ahead of April election
Summary
Mayor Matt Zacker said the city relaunched wirapids.gov and is running a brief survey to learn which platforms residents use and how they want to receive information; he described the effort as part of a broader push to increase two-way communication with residents.
Mayor Matt Zacker told WFHR the City of Wisconsin Rapids recently relaunched its website (wirapids.gov) and has opened a short public survey asking residents which platforms they use and how they prefer to receive municipal information.
Zacker said improving two-way communication was a campaign commitment and that the city has added notification tools and options to receive updates by email and text. "We're nothing without the community, without the people and the residents," Zacker said, describing the survey as a way to understand a broader cross-section of views beyond public hearings.
Why it matters: Zacker framed the survey as a tool to gather feedback from a wider and more representative sample of residents so elected officials and staff can tailor outreach. He noted changing media consumption habits, including declines in local newspapers and shifting television coverage, and urged residents to sign up for notifications on the city website.
Practical details: Zacker said the survey is brief and available on wirapids.gov and on the city's social media pages; he encouraged residents to set notification preferences to receive regular updates by email or text. The mayor also referenced the next local election on April 7 as context for renewed outreach.
Next steps: City staff will use survey results to inform ongoing communications improvements and report general findings to the public.
