Ventana Metropolitan District, Colorado, Launches Website and Online Payments
10 September 2018 - 3:02PM
Business Wire
Residents can now securely pay recreation
center and trash service fees online
Fountain, Colorado residents now have access to community
services, information related to a new park and recreation
district, and online payments through the Ventana Metropolitan
District’s (VMD), (www.colorado.gov/ventanametro). Located 14 miles
south of Colorado Springs and eight miles north of Fort Carson Army
Base, VMD’s website also makes it convenient for military personnel
and their families to get and do what they need online.
“Prior to our website, residents had to pay by check for
services,” said Ventana Assistant District Manager Rebecca
Hardekopf. “Now, they’re excited they can do this online. Plus,
being on the Colorado.gov platform makes them feel more comfortable
with providing sensitive credit card information. The platform
makes them feel secure.”
VMD’s ability to accept payments in a secure environment—with
the highest level of Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance—is the
result of Colorado Interactive’s (CI) partnership with the
Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA). The partnership also
provided the content management system for the new website. Content
features include: contact information, agendas and meeting dates
for the Board of Directors; access to the District’s financial
information; hail damage FAQs; as well as the District’s map,
development plan and an events calendar which includes the
trash/recycle schedule.
“Providing a secure environment for our military or any citizen
to perform online transactions is the ultimate goal,” said Colorado
Interactive Director of Portal Operations Martin Hartley. “Ventana
Metropolitan District created a comprehensive website that reflects
all the key areas residents need to access online.”
CI provides digital government services to state agencies, local
governments and educational entities through a contract with SIPA —
the official internet portal connecting the public with Colorado
government. "Ventana Metro District's new website delivers on
SIPA's mission to assist governments in putting information and
services online for residents. Our websites are built to serve all
Coloradoans with an easy to navigate platform and maintained 508
compliance standards," said SIPA Executive Director, Jack
Arrowsmith. "The SIPA/CI partnership has benefited more than 60
special districts and educational organizations in Colorado."
Eligible government entities in need of free website development
and hosting as well as payment processing through the Colorado.gov
Web portal should contact SIPA.
About Colorado Interactive
Colorado Interactive (CI) is the team behind the official
website of the state of Colorado (http://www.colorado.gov) and is
overseen by the Statewide Internet Portal Authority. The
portal operates through a public-private partnership between the
state and CI to help Colorado government entities web-enable their
services. CI builds, operates, maintains, and markets Colorado.gov
and is part of the digital government firm, NIC (Nasdaq:
EGOV).
About SIPA
Established in 2004 by the Colorado General Assembly,
the Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) is a
self-funded government organization created to be Colorado's single
most comprehensive delivery channel for electronic government
(eGovernment) services. SIPA strives to accelerate the
adoption of efficient and effective eGovernment services by placing
more online to benefit Colorado residents. In addition to no-cost
websites, payment processing and event registration setup, SIPA
provides SaaS technology solutions, consulting and cyber security
assessments. (www.colorado.gov/sipa)
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV) is celebrating 25 years
as the nation’s premier provider of innovative digital government
solutions and secure payment processing, which help make government
interactions more accessible for everyone through technology. The
family of NIC companies has developed a library of more than 13,000
digital government services for more than 6,000 federal, state, and
local government agencies. Among these solutions is the
ground-breaking digital government personal assistant, Gov2Go,
delivering citizens personalized reminders and a single access
point for government interactions. More information is available at
www.egov.com.
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