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Welcome to our new website!

Posted on July 6, 2023


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We’re excited to launch a new website that will help us better serve Effingham.

Why this matters

The new site improves access to Effingham government information and services. It also better empowers those internally who manage our digital services to the community.

Phases

There are two phases to our official launch:

  • BETA: Get feedback from the community.
  • LIVE: Formally launch the official website (and continuously improve it)

Done/doing

What’s been done:

  • Training and empowerment on new web tools
  • Organize content into a customer service approach
  • Prioritize plain language
  • ADA compliance
  • Predictive search
  • Mobile-friendly design
  • Updated services information
  • Website encryption
  • BETA Launch
  • Iterate on feedback

What’s up next:

  • Add and improve content
  • Add more forms
  • Continuous improvement
  • LIVE launch

Give us your feedback

As we build the new website, we want your input. Please share your ideas.

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