Westchase Community Website Gets Revamped

Want to take a swimming lesson? Or sign up to play tennis? The Westchase Communication Association has taken steps to make that easier for its constituents.

Online registration and payment options for these classes are now available on the WCA’s website, included with a new look and feel to the website.

"Having a functional and informational website is important because it's our image on the web to the outside world," said Dyan Pithers, Vice President of the Westchase Community Association Board of Directors. "More importantly, the board of directors wanted Westchase residents and future residents to have a place to go for important documents, forms, schedules and current information."

Pithers led the website revamp. The website was completed in stages and cost about $7,000. Digital Aspire, a local Westchase business, completed the implementation.

"My favorite upgrade is the online payment feature," Pithers said. "Being able to get onto the site at any hour, see what is coming up for youths and adults and pay right then and there is a big bonus."

The first line of improvements debuted late last year. The website came back with a completely new face and total control by the association.

“The product is ours,” said Joaquin Arrillaga, President of the Westchase Community Association Board of Directors. “It doesn't belong to the creator of the website.”

There was also an emphasis on making the site more user-friendly. Tennis players can now upload their own profiles, including rating, singles or doubles preference, and when they like to play. That information can then be shared with other active tennis players.

"It's a function that brings people together," Pithers said. "Westchase has always been a close knit community and we hope that this continues to fortify that sense of community."