Howard County's Department of Planning & Zoning Launches Web Subscription Service (RSS)
Wilde Lake Village News
launching of the Department of Planning and Zoning's (DPZ) web
subscription service (commonly referred to as RSS in technological
communities). Effective immediately, residents or anyone with access
to the web can subscribe to the service and receive updates on Howard
County planning issues and events. (Note: You will need a current web
browser, such as, Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0, or Safari).
"The RSS technology is just one more tool we can utilize to keep our
citizens up-to-date on Planning & Zoning activities," said Ulman. "We
want citizens to know we are doing all we can to ensure that local
government is as open and transparent as possible; and, with this web
subscription service, we hope it will also make it easier for them to
stay involved."
RSS will allow DPZ to provide timely information to citizens in an
automated manner that doesn't require a search for specific
information on planning and zoning topics. "I am delighted to be able
to utilize this new technology to regularly update Howard residents on
the important work of DPZ," said Marsha McLaughlin, Director of the
Department of Planning and Zoning.
To subscribe, users simply sign up at the Department of Planning &
Zoning's web page at http://www.co.ho.md.us/DPZ/DPZ_Homepage.htm and
click on the RSS icon to view or subscribe to the news feed. Once
subscribed, customers will receive automatic updates through their web
browser when information or news is uploaded to the DPZ web site.
Customers can then click on any headline in the RSS feed to be
instantly linked to full content of DPZ news.
The Department of Planning and Zoning's mission is to create
collaborative, innovative plans and to implement strategies that
effectively address growth and redevelopment challenges in order to
enhance Howard County's high quality of life.