Pilot Live in Viroqua, WI

Your town met last Tuesday. Who knows?

Automated newsletters that turn your agendas and minutes into updates residents actually read — with zero staff effort. Already running in Viroqua, Wisconsin.

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Staff Hours Required
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Want Transparency
2,500+
Local Papers Gone
Viroqua Public Record — automated municipal newsletter

From your website to their inbox. Automatically.

We Monitor Your Website

Our system watches your municipal website for newly posted agendas, minutes, and meeting documents — automatically. No uploads, no logins, no extra steps.

AI Reads & Summarizes

Every document is processed and transformed into clear, readable summaries — decisions made, votes taken, upcoming actions, and items that affect residents directly.

Residents Get a Newsletter

A professionally formatted email goes out on a regular cadence. Your community stays informed without anyone on your staff lifting a finger.

Source-Linked & Accurate

Every claim links back to the original document. Confidence scoring flags low-quality extractions. Clear disclaimers mark it as AI-generated, not official comms.

Already running in Viroqua.

Live
Pilot Status
Weekly
Newsletter Cadence
$0
Staff Time Per Issue
“I really like this newsletter. Even though I can’t attend all the meetings and be involved in all that’s going on, this newsletter makes me feel a little bit more informed about my municipality. I was totally unaware of all the workings for the past 75 years! Thank you!!”
— Jan F., Viroqua, WI · Subscriber

Built for towns like yours.

This service is designed for municipalities with populations of 2,500 to 15,000 — communities that generate enough meeting activity to fill a newsletter but don’t have a communications director to write one.

Regular council or board meetings (2–8 per month)
Agendas and minutes posted online as PDFs
No dedicated communications staff
A clerk who’s already wearing five hats

If that sounds familiar — this was built for you.

Not a concept. A running system.

The Viroqua Public Record is a live, weekly newsletter covering Viroqua city council meetings — automatically generated from posted agendas and minutes.

Browse the full archive to see exactly what your town’s newsletter would look like.

Browse the Archive
“From your municipal website to residents’ inboxes — with zero staff effort.”
Weekly
Cadence
Automated
End to End
Live
Since 2026

What makes this different.

No other product on the market offers a fully automated pipeline — from your website to your residents’ inboxes — sold directly to your municipality as a managed service.

Traditional Newsletters
Hours of staff time per issue
You have none to spare.
CivicPlus / Granicus
$5K–$30K+/year
Significant staff training required.
AI News Startups
Sold to newsrooms
Not municipalities. You’re not the customer.
This Service
1-time setup + $150–$300/mo
Fully automated. Zero staff effort. Sold directly to you.

Simple, transparent pricing.

Tiered by population so you only pay for what fits your community.

1,000 – 5,000 residents
$150 – $250
per month
$1,800 – $3,000/yr
5,000 – 10,000 residents
$250 – $400
per month
$3,000 – $4,800/yr
10,000 – 25,000 residents
$400 – $600
per month
$4,800 – $7,200/yr

Priced to stay under your procurement threshold. In most jurisdictions, your city administrator or clerk can approve this without a council vote or formal bidding process — just a purchase order.

Live in weeks, not months.

1
Sign-up & onboarding call
Day 1
2
Website config & scraper setup
Weeks 1–2
3
Test newsletter generation & review
Weeks 2–4
4
Pilot launch with initial subscribers
Weeks 4–6
5
Full deployment
Weeks 6–8

More than a newsletter.

Residents who engage with their city’s digital presence more than once per month are 5x more likely to trust their government.

This is a trust-building tool. It’s how you show residents that their government is working — even when no reporter is in the room.

For the Clerk

One less thing to worry about, with a tool that makes your office look great.

For the Administrator

Measurable resident engagement at a fraction of a consultant’s cost.

For the Community

The local news coverage they lost, delivered straight to their inbox.

Common questions.

Does my staff need to do anything ongoing?

No. Once we're set up, the system runs automatically. No content creation, no approvals, no maintenance required from your team.

What if our staff changes?

The service is designed to survive turnover. It requires zero ongoing action from municipal employees, so it keeps running regardless of personnel changes.

Is this an official government communication?

No. The newsletter is positioned as a third-party informational service with clear disclaimers. This keeps your municipality free from ADA compliance obligations, records retention requirements, and content liability.

What types of documents can you process?

Agendas, minutes, meeting packets, staff reports, resolutions — any PDF posted to your municipal website. We handle both digitally generated and scanned documents.

Can we review newsletters before they go out?

Absolutely. We can set up an optional review step, though most clients choose to run fully automated.

What about our existing CivicPlus / Granicus setup?

We work alongside your current platforms, not instead of them. Over 54% of small-city websites run on CivicPlus — our integration is built and battle-tested.

See what yours would look like.

We'll pull your latest meeting documents, generate a sample newsletter for your town, and send it to you. No commitment. No credit card. Just proof that it works.