Coquitlam residents will soon have a new option for accessing municipal information.
The city is launching a mobile app next month that will connect users with a list of services, council agendas, facility info and events, among other things.
City staff said they hope the $170,000 CoquitlamConnect app will eventually be used for people to report issues like graffiti, litter and bylaw complaints while notifying residents of things like weather alerts and recreation registrations.
"This has been on council's radar for a number of years," said Michelle Hunt, Coquitlam's general manager of finance and technology.
Staff have been testing CoquitlamConnect over the last few months and a soft launch to a handful of external stakeholders is expected to begin immediately. The app will be ready for the general public in mid-November, Hunt said.
After the rollout, staff intend to conduct a user survey to identify potential enhancement and prioritize future changes, according to a staff report.
