The Web offers the benefits of printed materials, but with no cost of delivery. Users can ask questions and communicate over the Web. Web pages - usually short documents of written and graphical material are collected together at a Web Site. The pages are presented so that viewers can access them from selection menus, or by automatic searches. The pages are linked, so related topics can be seen together.
Users can print the information from their own computer.
And this is just a partial list. Local authorities each have their own needs and agendas. The Web is flexible enough to support any requirement. There are millions of organisations and individuals on the Web. Although you need a computer to access the Web many already have such access.