The Town of Estes Park has unveiled a new website at estes.org, after nearly one year of advance preparation. The new site unveiled Wednesday, Jan. 18, was constructed by town staff and is hosted free-of-charge through the Colorado.gov web portal, managed by the Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA). The town's preferred web address, estes.org, automatically redirects to the new website. Users entering the site will notice an automatic address change reflecting the new server location. Bookmarks and other references to the town's web addresses should be updated accordingly.

The new estes.org features a dynamic homepage and user-friendly format with easy navigation to town government information. The navigation structure was developed based on user data from the previous website, as well as best practices for government website accessibility. The site includes an "A to Z" services index, an interactive town calendar with iCal and PDF download features, multi-language Google translation, Google site search, and automatic backup systems to prevent interruptions to service. The homepage links directly to services provided by the State of Colorado.

Joining with SIPA is a cost-saving and efficiency measure for the Town of Estes Park.

"The town will save on annual website hosting and maintenance fees, as well as software licensing and upgrades -- the savings allows public funds to be allocated to other town services," said Kate Rusch, Estes Park public information officer, and webmaster,

The software is a comprehensive web content management solution that allows for the town's trained content experts to manage and update website layouts, style and content with an easy-to-use administrative interface. The town's web team consists of representatives from all departments --Rusch, Laurie Button, Jan Carpenter, Cyd Deats, Jen Imber, Lexy Jacobson, Debbie McDougall, Alicia Mittelman, Susie Parker, Karen Thompson and Mark Pallissard.

SIPA was created in 2004 by the Colorado State Legislature to provide efficient and effective e-Government services for governmental entities in Colorado. SIPA is self-funded by charging approved administrative fees on certain transaction services, which are reinvested to provide infrastructure and services that enhance the efficiency of Colorado government interaction with citizens. More information is available at colorado.gov/SIPA.

For more information on the new Town of Estes Park website, contact public information officer and webmaster Kate Rusch at (970) 577-3701 or krusch@estes.org. To receive town news in your email inbox, please email townadmin@estes.org.
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