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MEDLIN Johnnv R <br />From: <br />KOLB Randy C <br />Sent: <br />Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:11 PM <br />To: <br />MEDLIN Johnny R <br />Cc: <br />MCVEY Fred <br />Subject: <br />RE: Wetlands web site and the portal <br />Johnny, see notes in red below. RK <br />- - - -- Original Message---- - <br />From: MEDLIN Johnny R <br />Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:19 PM <br />To: KOLB Randy C <br />Cc: MCVEY Fred <br />Subject: FW: Wetlands web site and the portal <br />Importance: High <br />FYI ... Johnny <br />- -- -- Original Message---- - <br />From: WOLD Eric N <br />Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:10 PM <br />To: MEDLIN Johnny R <br />Cc: MEDARY Sarah J; BLANCHARD Bob C <br />Subject: Wetlands web site and the portal <br />Importance: High <br />Johnny, <br />At today's POS supervisor's meeting, you requested that people that have suggestions, issues, or concerns about the <br />current status of the new POS "portal" web site should write you and copy Bob. So, I am going to take you up on your <br />offer. <br />I have divided my comments into several categories, as you'll see below. As a very general statement, I believe the <br />portal wetlands web site, as it currently exists, is a large step "backwards" in terms of its functionality, user - <br />friendliness, logical display of information, and quantity of content compared to the old wetlands web site <br />( http: / /cesrv107 /parks /wetlands /index.htm The old web site was used extensively by Wetlands Program staff, as well <br />as by customers of the mitigation bank, consultants, regulatory agency staff, and many others across the country who <br />are interested in the regionally- and nationally- recognized West Eugene Wetlands Plan and Partnership. The current <br />portal site is in a condition where much of the content and usefulness is gone. Therefore, I hope that that significant <br />attempts are made to address the issues I raise in the remainder of this email. <br />Category 1: Information from previous site that is missing (or hiding) on portal site <br />There is a substantial amount of information from the previous site that simply was not put on the portal site, or that is <br />hiding in illogical, obscure locations, including: <br />• The entire page http: / /cesrv107 /parks /wetlands /reports.htm and all the PDF reports that are logically <br />structured on that page are gone or imbedded in strange locations that don't make sense. The portal site <br />should include a link from the main wetlands page to a page called "Reports" that mimics the page <br />http: / /cesrv107 /parks /wetlands /reports.htm <br />All of these reports are included on the Natural Resources page within the right hand column, Related Documents, <br />West Eugene Wetlands, Annual Reports. <br />• The entire contents of the West Eugene Wetlands Plan (see http: / /cesrvl07 /parks /wetlands /plan.htm is <br />gone. The portal site page for the "Plan" needs to include links to all the files that are on <br />http://cesrvl 07/parks/wetiands/plan.htm . <br />The Wetlands plan is available in PDF format on the same page noted above. <br />• The application forms for the mitigation bank page, which were incredibly useful to bank customers on the old <br />