Zeeland City Council votes in favor of new websites. Here's why
The existing site was created in 2016 by CivicPlus and updated in 2019. On Monday, March 17, Zeeland City Council voted to hire Yellow Lime Creative to build the city's new website, following a staff recommendation.
Yellow Lime Creative, a locally based company, has also worked on a new website for the Zeeland Board of Public Works.
The website development for the city will cost $68,960 and has been allocated in the current Economic Development Contractual Services Budget, with half in 2024/2025 and half in 2025/2026. Ongoing maintenance and marketing services will cost $7,200 per year.
City Marketing Director Abby deRoo advised councilmembers that a full redesign with CivicPlus would carry a similar price tag and said, overall, the city and library have been disappointed with the service from CivicPlus.
'It seems difficult to navigate as someone who isn't techy,' said Councilman Glenn Kass. 'It's hard.'
More: Holland area's best affordable restaurant is actually located in Zeeland
The new library website will be built separately for better functionality. Council voted to hire Library Market to build site, also following a staff recommendation.
The library website will cost $28,400 to create, and the city will partner with Yellow Lime Creative for annual maintenance, also priced at $7,200.
— Cassidey Kavathas is the politics and court reporter at The Holland Sentinel. Contact her at ckavathas@hollandsentinel.com. Follow her on Twitter @cassideykava.
This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: City of Zeeland, Howard Miller Library look for website refresh
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