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Council hears progress on new town website; stakeholders asked for input
Summary
Council members were briefed on a proposed redesign of the Harpers Ferry municipal website: a multi-level site map (about 37 level-one items) and a vendor plan focused on municipal needs. Staff asked commissions and committees to prepare content and preferences before the vendor translates the sitemap into a live site.
Councilors received a detailed update on the town website redesign project, which staff described as a complex, multi-level effort intended to modernize access from desktop and mobile devices.
Presenters described a level-one site map that generates about 37 primary pages and will likely reach three to five levels deep in some content areas. The vendor model chosen focuses on municipal clients and will provide continuous updates after launch to avoid leaving maintenance to volunteers. Councilors were asked to begin gathering stakeholder input so commissions and committees can identify the content and tools they need before the launch expected in the first half of the year.
One council member noted this is a long-running project and thanked volunteers and staff for moving it forward; the project team said they will bring the vendor through commission meetings and ensure stakeholders have opportunities to shape the site map before development begins.
