The City of Murfreesboro will roll out its new and more userfriendly website Monday. City Information Technology Department Director Chris Lilly says the URL address will stay the same at murfreesborotn.gov. More colorful and user-friendly than the previous website, the new one is in many ways designed with residents more in mind.

For example, Lilly says it will allow individuals to personalize their experiences, according to their own tastes. It will also allow residents to make on-line payments for water and sewer and court fines.

Among the many improvements are a Request Tracker, you can use to report specific city based service requests for issues such as traffic signal defects, potholes, weed and grass violations and a “Notify Me” section where one can ask to be notified by email and/or text when contracts are let for bid, Requests for Proposals are released or city projects are proposed.

The site will also notify when and where boards and commissions will meet. This new notification module can also be used to request information on a variety of city activities and services like specific engineering projects that are underway, CityTV programming.

An events calendar will include community-wide events that residents can sign up to get information on – just follow the dates on the home page to the event you want to see.

The large number of programs and activities offered by Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department will also be listed along with times, dates and facilities in which they will be held.