Des Moines City Council approves application to seek federal funding for homeless village
City officials voted unanimously to approve an application seeking federal funding for the project entailing 43 shelters built at 2501 Maury St.
Des Moines city leaders take next step towards building a homeless village
Late in 2024 the City of Des Moines ordered all homeless camps to be removed. Now the City Council is weighing an option for temporary housing for homeless. “There’s quite a few communities who’ve done this,
Des Moines City Council approves construction for Southeast Connector
A long-awaited road designed to open up development in southeast Des Moines and Pleasant Hill got the official construction go-ahead Monday night.
Des Moines City Council to consider seeking funds to build homeless village
A public notice of the plans states the city would buy units manufactured by Pallet, a for-profit public benefit corporation in Everett, Washington. The box-like structures are made of fiberglass and secured to the ground but movable if needed.
Des Moines City Council to vote on creating homeless village
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Des Moines city leaders move forward with plans to build homeless village
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines city leaders are moving forward with plans to build a "pallet shelter village" for homeless individuals. At Monday's meeting, the council approved an application for a $2 million Community Development Block Grant to fund the shelters, which would be located off East Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway.
Community members decry Des Moines' decision to eliminate sustainability program
More than a dozen people took the podium, imploring the Des Moines City Council to restore the team that oversaw the city's ...
'It's mind boggling': Des Moines residents speak out after city cuts Office of Sustainability jobs
City Manager Scott Sanders said the layoffs were a result of a $17 million budget shortfall caused by increased costs and a ...
Des Moines City Council considers building village for homeless residents
The Des Moines City Council is taking a plan under consideration that could result in the city building a village of ...
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Des Moines city manager faces criticism after dismantling sustainability office
Climate action proponents say the layoffs will make it harder for the local government to reach its net zero emission goal by ...
Some Des Moines programs in limbo after city cuts its sustainability office amid budget shortfall
The future of Des Moines sustainability programs remains in limbo after the city laid off the people overseeing such efforts ...