For the third year in a row, Washtenaw County has been named one of the nation's top ten “Digital Counties” by the the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties (NACo).

In April of this year, thousands of US counties were invited to participate in the 2007 Digital Counties Survey. County officials responded to questions that included more than 100 measurements and data points about online service delivery, infrastructure, architecture and governance models.

This year Washtenaw County was ranked sixth in the 250,000-499,999 population category. Commissioner Jessica Ping Mills attended the NACo conference in Richmond, Virginia, and accepted the award on July 13th.

“This is such an honor and, with this being the County's third award in as many years, it really affirms this organization’s push towards “continuous improvement”.  I'm very proud of the work our people continue to do in using technology to provide excellent public service," said Washtenaw County Administrator Bob Guenzel

Executive Director of the Center for Digital Government Cathilea Robinett said her organization is finding counties using information technology in increasingly innovative ways. "America's counties continue to make astonishing strides each year in their use of technology. In doing so, they greatly improve services to their citizens and make even better use of government's precious resources.”