Task 20 Government Websites
I brought up the Mesa County Government web page. I clicked on "Departments" and chose the "Assessor's Office". I clicked on the "Assessor's Lookup" and "Real Property Appraisal Data Entry Sheet".
I couldn't find my home until I used the "If all else fails, just put in the address without a street name". I found my address along with the parcel number, owner, account number, legal description, and actual value. The parcel search gave me a map of the lot, as well as lots adjacent to it.
Back on the County web page I clicked on the Budget Brochure, which had pictures of the County Commissioners, how property tax is calculated, and how the tax money is distributed among departments. Our Library receives 4.8 percent. A pie chart shows Revenue Sources and appropriations by critical outcome area.
The following is a list of "Quicklinks" offered by the web page:
- Home Page
- 2009 Unofficial Mesa County Election Results
- About Us
- Building Locations
- Community Involvement
- Contact Us
- Department List
- Energy Master Plan
- External Links
- Family Services
- H1N1 Influenza ("Swine" Flu)
- Licenses/Permits
- News & Events
- Property/Environment
- Public Health
- Public Safety
- Taxes
- Transportation
I went to the Colorado State web page. The current web page is much improved over the web page of past years. The tabs and subtabs have organized the government information in a way that makes it much easier to find information people are looking for.
The "Maps" button brings up maps with locations of such offices as, Driver's Licenses, Emissions, State Agencies, State Parks, Titles and Registrations, and County Offices. The maps give addresses as well as panning and zooming options.
The "My Neighborhood" button has a place for city or zip code searching as well as bringing up maps for things like Fire Departments, Schools, Hospitals, Law Enforcement Agencies, and Libraries!
Under the "Media Center" button you can find web cams, video, audio, events with Facebook, Flickr, Microformats, Mobile RSS, and Twitter.
Some of the information I have had patrons ask for are: "Where is the Driver's License Office?"; "How can I find the neighborhoods where the sex offenders live?"; "How do I file for Unemployment benefits?" It's all easy to find on the Colorado State Web Page.
"And so did Phyllis find a beast,
Much like the Jabberwock."...
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