Home page: Today vs. Proposed

Home Page

The proposal keeps the look of the current home page and adds shortcuts, a few headline numbers and a section on how the township reports its business.

TODAYCurrent township website · captured Oct 11, 2026
Current township home page
The home page as it appears today, from the banner through Upcoming Events.
PROPOSEDConcept mockup · example data only - not real data
Proposed township home page
The proposed home page. The banner photo is a placeholder.

What would change

  • Fire & EMS shortcut beside Assistance, MacGregor Park, Newsletter and OWWN Guide.
  • Headline numbers on the We Assist and We Protect cards (example data only).
  • We Report: a new section linking to board meeting minutes, the official financial filings, and a proposed monthly financial recap. In this mockup it takes the place of Upcoming Events and Recent News.
  • The mockup uses a simplified header and leaves out the footer so the content can be compared directly.

Screenshots of the current site were captured on Oct 11, 2026 from the public township website and have not been edited. The proposed pages are concept mockups: all figures shown are example data only - not real data - and are not official township content. The proposed home page uses a placeholder in place of the banner photo.

Assistance: Today vs. Proposed

Apply for Township Assistance

The current page explains how to apply. The proposal keeps every instruction and adds the numbers an applicant would want before they call.

TODAYCurrent township website · captured Oct 11, 2026
Current Apply for Township Assistance page on the township website
The page as it appears today, from the banner through Our Service Partners.
PROPOSEDConcept mockup · example data only - not real data
Proposed Apply for Township Assistance page with Before You Apply statistic cards
The proposed page, with the same instructions plus a Before You Apply section.

What would change

  • Before You Apply: three headline numbers (applications per month, approval rate, days from application to funds) placed between the list of what the township can help with and the how-to-apply steps.
  • Township Assistance at a Glance: a fuller section with the most common reasons for denial, the top reasons people apply, and breakdowns by age, household and race/ethnicity.
  • Same instructions: the application steps, required-documents link and service-partner text are unchanged. The office contact details and the resource link move from the sidebar into the page body.
  • Plain labels: every card is tagged “Example data only - not real data” until real figures are published.

Also proposed: Township Assistance at a Glance

The new section further down the same page. Scroll inside the frame to see every card.

Proposed Township Assistance at a Glance section

Screenshots of the current site were captured on Oct 11, 2026 from the public township website and have not been edited. The proposed pages are concept mockups: all figures shown are example data only - not real data - and are not official township content.

Fire & EMS: Today vs. Proposed

Fire & EMS

Today the township home page has a “We Protect” slide that sends residents to the City of Westfield's Fire Department page. The proposal adds a Fire & EMS page on the township site.

TODAYCurrent township website · captured Oct 11, 2026
We Protect slide on the township home page
1. On the township home page: a “We Protect” slide with a button to the Westfield Fire Dept.
City of Westfield Fire Department page
2. Where that button leads: the City of Westfield website (contact column not shown).
PROPOSEDConcept mockup · example data only - not real data
Proposed township Fire and EMS page
The proposed Fire & EMS page.

What would change

  • A Fire & EMS page on the township site, reachable from the home page, so residents don't have to leave to find township-funded fire and EMS information.
  • Fire & EMS at a Glance: top reasons for calls, response time, cost to families, stations, personnel, and simple habits that prevent the most common calls (example data only).
  • Investing in Fire & EMS: three township priorities (mental health care and presumptive insurance, safer gear and gear-maintenance space, training) explained in plain language.

Screenshots of the current site were captured on Oct 11, 2026 from the public township website and have not been edited. The proposed pages are concept mockups: all figures shown are example data only - not real data - and are not official township content.