Dougas County skill for Amazon Alexa

A New Way to Connect with Your Local Government

Douglas County is pleased to announce the availability of a new skill for Amazon Alexa called Ask Douglas County.  This skill offers a new way to better serve and inform citizens by verbally inquiring about calendar of events and services in a conversational way. 

The skill can be enabled through a user’s Amazon Alexa app or by saying “Alexa, enable Douglas County” to their Alexa-enabled device like Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show and more.  Once the skill is enabled, users can use their Alexa-enabled device to ask ‘Douglas County’ about:

• • 1. 1. 1. 1. • Up-to date county news …“Alexa, ask Douglas County, what’s new?”
                • Local family-friendly events …“Alexa, ask Douglas County, what events are this month?”  
                • Road closures …“Alexa, ask Douglas County, if there are any closures?”
                • Property value and taxes …“Alexa, ask Douglas County, how do I pay my property tax?”
                • County services …“Alexa, ask Douglas County, how do I register to vote?”

For more information, please visit the Douglas County skill on Amazon.com.