The city of Anna Maria is streamlining its communications.
Executive assistant Barbara Jeffries announced via a Jan. 29 email to The Islander that the city had launched the GoGov Citizen Report Portal.
Jeffries described the portal as “a mobile app and online platform that allows users to quickly submit service requests and reports directly to city staff.”
People can use the portal to submit “tickets” for a variety of matters, such as code enforcement concerns, cases of vacation rental noncompliance, as well as general cleanliness and maintenance issues.
The report portal isn’t the city’s only new communication tool.
City clerk Amber LaRowe announced in a Jan. 30 email to The Islander that the municipality was launching a monthly newsletter, City Connect.
She wrote that the newsletter was a “simple, consistent way to keep residents informed on city projects, updates and opportunities for public input.”
The newsletter will be published at cityofannamaria.com and shared on social media.
The municipality also will provide printed copies at city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive.
The first issue of City Connect covered the city’s Jan. 27 workshop on uses for the city pier’s T-end building and included a short public survey on the matter.
“My goal is for this to become a reliable ‘one-stop snapshot’ residents can look forward to each month,” LaRowe wrote.