ASHLAND — The Ashland County Land Reutilization Corporation, otherwise known as the Ashland land bank, is sprucing up its online presence.
In April, the board let its old website host subscription lapse, rendering the site extinct. The old domain, ashlandlandbank.org, was then purchased. That meant the land bank couldn’t use it anymore, according to previous Ashland Source reporting.
The land bank purchased a new domain, “ashlandcountylandbank.org,” for $35. Then, the board considered quotes for revamping the new website host and service.
In May, the land bank’s board discussed a $4,600 quote for that work from Spire, a website design firm based in Ashland. But, the board also agreed to gather quotes from other service providers.
At its Friday meeting, the nonprofit’s executive director Bill Harvey told the board FiveForge had begun on that work. He said FiveForge, a local IT company, offered a quote of $2,470 to update the new website host and service.
Harvey presented the updates to the website so far. He highlighted the announcements section and the list of the board of directors.
Hopes are the website will be completed by the end of August, but there isn’t a firm deadline for when the work will be completed.
The land bank also discussed the possibility of creating a Facebook page for the organization.
Harvey said during the meeting the page could serve as a space to show the progress of the land bank’s projects. It would also allow the land bank to advertise auctions for public notice.
Denny Bittle, one of the land bank’s members, thought the Facebook page would offer a chance to show the land bank’s work outside of Ashland. It exists to serve the whole county, Bittle said.
Board members said they liked the idea of a Facebook page. They did not take a vote on whether to create the page, nor designate someone to run it, at Friday’s meeting.
