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Pleasant Valley announces new city website and network upgrades
Summary
City staff told the council the new Pleasant Valley website is live at pleasantvalleymode.org and described recent IT upgrades including device updates, deployment of about 14 new computers and new firewalls; a later transition to a .gov address was noted.
Pleasant Valley staff on the council dais announced a new city website and described recent information-technology upgrades intended to modernize the city’s systems.
The finance/administration representative told council members the new site is live at pleasantvalleymode.org and said staff are planning a longer transition to a .gov address. The representative said, “the deployment of new devices… we’ve seen upgrades from Windows 10 to Windows 11,” and that about 14 new computers are in the process of being deployed.
The same speaker described recent firewall installations across multiple locations, noting some duplicate expense that arose because previous firewall equipment had reached end of life. They said a vendor used by a third-party partner (Allo) required visibility to the network, which led to additional firewall purchases. The speaker characterized the expense as “an additional cost we weren't hoping for but had to undertake.”
Why it matters: the website and security upgrades affect how residents interact with city services and how staff manage records and operations. Staff said improved firewalls and updated devices are intended to support secure service delivery and to position the city for a future .gov domain migration.
City officials did not provide a firm timeline or cost breakdown for the firewall work during the discussion; they said some pieces of the modernization are already in place and others will continue to roll out.
Next steps: staff said they will continue deploying hardware and pursue the domain transition; council members may receive further implementation details at upcoming meetings or in staff packets.
