The Town of Hempstead's popular website has been in operation for over two years and is fast becoming one of the most utilized municipal sites on the World Wide Web. Located at www.townofhempstead.org/, our site is constantly being enhanced and upgraded. The website offers instant weather forecasts (including emergency messages), up to the minute Long Island traffic reports, and a compilation of available links that compliment the town's effort, including local universities, libraries, the Long Island Railroad, and tourism information.

The town's home page is one of the most informative sites offered by a local municipality. We keep our site ever expanding and up-to-date on the cutting edge of technology in order to provide town residents with valuable and instantaneous information.

Now containing over 200 pages of information, the website covers every aspect of the town including citizen service, building and zoning, recreation and conservation, town resources, town government, and much more. The site is now averaging over 3,000 visitors a day. I am extremely proud that our efforts to provide the most comprehensive and detailed website is being so well received.

As the largest township in America, the Town of Hempstead site is designed not only to serve its 735,000 residents, but to inform the nation and the world about the wonderful opportunities available in out township. In addition to the thousands of local residents, the town's site has been accessed by websurfers from the Russian Federation, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, dozens of universities, libraries, government agencies, and individuals across the nation.

At this time of year, I urge websurfers to navigate through the site's recreation and conservation pages for a complete overview of our waterways, beaches, pools and parks. The website includes a complete rundown on all programs, activities, neighborhood concerts and attractions that residents can participate in throughout the summer. The diversity of exciting things to do and see is part of what makes our township one of the most desirable locations in all the nation, and our website one of the most inclusive.

As technology continues to grow, the town will continue to look for opportunities to further expand our on-line programs. I remain committed to providing town residents with the best government possible right at their fingertips.