New Smart Phone App To Help Somerville
App will allow residents to report quality of life issues instantly.
Reporting quality of life issues will be just a finger-tap away in the city of Somerville, thanks to a new smart phone app expected to launch in the spring of 2013. The app—Commonwealth Connect—by company SeeClickFix, will give residents the ability to report "quality of life" issues in Somerville by taking photos and submitting them, along with information, through the app. What issues fall under quality of life? With the app, residents will be able to track the progress of the "work order," which is submitted to the appropriate city department. The app has been in use in the city of Boston under the name CitizensConnect since 2009. “I am a strong believer that government is here to help people,” said Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino in a …
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Courtney O'Keefe
11:08 am on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
What I love about the 311 App is that reports can be generated by elected officials to see what issues constituents have submitted. This is also great for crime submissions too! Will this App offer the same feature? Will it connect with Somerville's 311, so a combined report can be generated? more ›