By Emily Younker
Globe Staff Writer
WEBB CITY, Mo. —
The city will launch a revamped website, webbcitymo.org, sometime this week, according to Eric Wright, who works in the Public Works Department.
“The old website was put up with good intentions, but no one really had the time to keep it up,” said Wright, who has been charged with keeping the new site updated. “The (new) one is a lot bigger; there’s a lot more information on it. It’s going to be a lot more user-friendly.”
Through the new site, residents will be able to download city forms and applications, such as building permits, and print them out. Eventually, Wright said, residents will be able to fill out those forms online.
The website also will have a number of informational tabs, including:
Dining, with information about local restaurants.
Recreation, listing local golf courses, and hunting and fishing seasons.
People, spotlighting local journalists and artists.
Resources, linking visitors to other websites such as those for the Webb City Public Library and Missouri Southern State University.
Route 66, with a history of the road that runs through the city.
Weather, which will be updated daily.
Contact information, featuring an e-mail submission form for people to use to get in touch with the city.
Wright said the site is already an improvement over the old site, which as of Tuesday still publicized an event that was scheduled for August 2009, but he is not done yet.
“The website is a work in progress,” he said. “I have a lot more stuff to put on there.”
Wright said the website also includes a number of regional links, pointing visitors to events and organizations in other parts of Southwest Missouri.
“People that want to move to Webb City, they can get online and see what is available in the area,” he said.
Suggestions?
People who have ideas or suggestions for the new website may contact Eric Wright at 417-673-6297.
