About the demonstration
A fictional town with an honest purpose.
Bellwether exists to show how resident-centered civic information can feel clear, calm, and navigable without pretending to be a public agency.
Design principle
Questions before structures.
People arrive with situations—an overhanging branch, a renovation idea, a program search—not knowledge of departmental boundaries. This route graph starts there.
Service pages name likely steps, materials, timing, and handoffs. Repeated notices make the fictional status and non-transactional boundary unmistakable.
Not sure where to begin?
Start with your question.
Use the service guide, or prepare a note for the right kind of real local office.