Huntington Beach will be the latest city to activate their citizens like never before making use of their MyHB mobile app. City officials learned that 40% of website visitors to the city’s website was from mobile phones. Now with features like Government, Beach Information, Experience HB, City News, Upcoming Events, and Services, citizens will see it easier than ever to stay linked with their city with a couple of taps on their own cell phone.

Residents and visitors alike is now able to learn more about facilities, libraries, points-of-interest and also the over 100 parks, in addition to information, cell phone numbers, maps and directions, and also have access to city council agendas. They are able to stay informed and up-to-date around the latest happenings and upcoming events from the City News and Upcoming Events sections. The status of requested permits could be checked in the app with all the permit number, APN or property address. Beach Information is probably the most visited a record of the city’s website. Now surfers and beach goers can find out beach conditions with a few taps in the Citizen engagement . Beach and surf conditions furnished by Surfline are fed into the app daily at 7:05am. Characteristics and operations will periodically be included.
Month after month, the location will feature a special tab to spotlight a meeting or service which is unique compared to that month. Dynamic information will be time sensitive and ever-changing as events come and go. The initial such event would be the city’s upcoming airshow. The app is launching with functionality in promoting the airshow, providing all pertinent event information and including an FAQ section. Conveniently obtainable, will be parking information, and Uber and Lyft drop-off and pick-up locations. Citizens can report issues and incidents relating to the airshow which will be received, tracked, and resolved by police and city officials, depending on issue type. The information collected will be valuable not just in handle the difficulties because they are reported but to boost upon citizen experience for those future events.

Look for that capability to Benefit by an Issue from the app, as the city promises to replace their current issue reporting provider with all the MyCivic RAI following your year.
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