Town of Huntington, NY - News Details
8/27/2015 - Huntington Upgrades Connectivity
Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and Councilman Mark Cuthbertson announce major upgrades to the Town’s electronic communications, improving the way residents interact with the Town online and providing visitors Internet access while at Town facilities.
The Town recently completed a major revision of its mobile phone app, building on the popularity and utility of Huntington @ Your Service, the citizen request management system launched in 2012 to make it easier for residents to seek information and file requests for Town services. Since its inception on April 1, 2012, the Town has received, and handled, more than 40,000 requests through Huntington @ Your Service.
“Increasingly, people are using their smart phones to access all types of information and to transact business,” Supervisor Petrone said. “This upgrade to the Town’s smart phone app helps keep pace with this trend by allowing residents to do on their phone what they previously needed desktop or laptop computers to access.”
The improved phone app makes it easier for residents enter service requests. It also adds a variety of functions that link more seamlessly to the Town’s website and to social media. Users of the app will be able to take and upload images; integrate with their Facebook and Twitter accounts; read the Town’s news feed; access the Town’s mobile website; learn the refuse pickup day for a particular location; view and find recreation facilities, nearby restaurants, businesses, libraries based on location services. The phone app works on both IPhone and Android applications, and can be downloaded at both the Apple App store and Google Play. On both sites, search for Huntington @ Your Service.
The second change provides WiFi internet access in the Town Hall lobby and Town Board meeting room and at the Dix Hills Ice Rink. Plans call for the service to expand over the next six months to additional areas at Town Hall and at other selected Town facilities, including the Village Green Senior Center.
“People look for WiFi access wherever they go, whether it is in a coffee shop, at an airport, in a doctor’s waiting room or in stores, and they have asked for it in public buildings,” Councilman Cuthbertson said. “These efforts directly address those requests, allowing residents to be online while transacting business at Town Hall or waiting while their children enjoy the Town’s ice rink.”
WiFi is intended for use by visitors to Town hall and other Town facilities. It is free, but before anyone can access the service, they must agree to a list of terms and conditions. Interested persons can view the complete list of terms and conditions.
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