New Montgomery Village website launches Monday, Nov. 23
by Mike Conroy
Visitors to the Montgomery Village website www.montgomeryvillage.com will be presented with a new look, enhanced features and customer-friendly experience, beginning Monday, Nov. 23.
Since March, MVF staff has been working with an expert team of developers from The Canton Group to streamline the Village’s online presence and enhance user experience on the site. Residents will be able to view general Village and homes corporation or condominium association information; access information about Montgomery Village Foundation (MVF); and find answers to common questions such as the difference between their local association and MVF or what their assessment dollars may be used for.
The new website will be mobile responsive, adjusting automatically for desktops, tablets and phones, depending on screen size. The former hard-to-use menus have been replaced with a single list under each heading, with additional submenus on interior pages. A “breadcrumb” feature has also been added to easily show site visitors the path of their current inquiry. Online forms such as the Employment Application and the Property Improvement Request have been reorganized into a tab view to make them easy to fill out and submit without scrolling through unnecessary or irrelevant sections.
On the home page, site visitors will find top calendar events which pull from the larger calendar on the site’s interior, as well as the top news articles from the current issue of the Village News. The full issue will still be available as a pdf download. Also on the home page is a series of quicklinks that allow for easy access to popular topics and searches.
In addition, a new interactive community map feature has been added, with the ability to search for facilities and recreation areas via a number of filters. The map also includes a community border overlay, which identifies what facilities are in or near various associations in the Village. At the bottom of the map is also a new option to report street light outages; where possible, MVF staff will be able to supply lighting contractors with an electronic version of reported outages.
Specific homes corporation or condominium association documents (polices; architectural criteria; parking, trash and recycling information; meeting minutes; and board of directors information) will be included on the enhanced resident dashboard. Also appearing on the dashboard is specific homeowner information including: ARB Decisions; Architectural Violations; Paint Records; Recurring Fees; Transaction History; Covenant Violations; and a Member Profile. This information will be secured via password and only available once a homeowner has been verified and the account made active. The aim of this feature is to provide homeowners with information relevant to their association and/or property, eliminating the need to sort through menus and irrelevant information.
As with any change, there will be an adjustment period while residents and staff get used to the new layout. Comments and suggestions are welcomed. Please send your feedback to Director of Communications Mike Conroy at 240-243-2331 or e-mail