Receiving the vaccine was an important moment for Des Moines Firefighters who have worked on the front lines.
Des Moines will keep its administration buildings closed to the public until March 1. The buildings were scheduled to reopen on Feb. 1.
The Des Moines Public Works Department is geared up and ready to keep Des Moines moving as a large snowstorm moves towards Iowa.
The WRA recommends that the only things that should be flushed in your toilet are the Three P’s – Pee, Poop andToilet Paper.
The Food Security Task Force will follow top urban agriculture research in rolling out this initiative.
The City will observe Christmas Eve on Thursday December 24th and Christmas on Friday December 25th, 2020.
The WET Team utilizes specialized wet suits to protect them from hypothermia while they’re in the water.
DMPL staff sought the assistance of the City of Des Moines to investigate the irregularities.
The City will reprogram 518 meters in the Historic East Village for residents attending the 19th annual Promenade.
City of Des Moines administration buildings remain closed to the public until at least February 1, 2021.
This plan will be coordinated with the efforts of the citywide PlanDSM efforts as well as the City’s sustainability goals.
This winter weather system is coming on the heels of an unseasonably warm week, which Gano says presents unique challenges.
IMPACT Community Action Partnership scheduled 170 appointments to meet with families from now until December 23.
Foundation awards $22,000 to Polk County Organizations
The funds will go towards rental and mortgage assistance, as well as aid to those experiencing homelessness.
Reclosure of the Scott Avenue bridge will not happen until there are consistent overnight lows into the 50’s.
The City is also seeking comments and questions from residents prior to the online budget presentation.
Delivery of these meals will happen on Tuesday, November 24 and Wednesday, November 25, 2020.
No date has been selected to reschedule the informational workshop.
The City Clerk’s Office will begin processing registrations on November 30, 2020.
This will create for customers a more informative, clearer and user-friendly approach to the choices available to them.
Overdue fines for non-children’s DVDs will remain 50 cents per day.
Construction of the roadway reconstruction project is anticipated to start mid- to late spring 2021 and be complete in the fall of 2022.
The City of Des Moines has been mailed to more than 90,000 households and should arrive in residents’ mailboxes this week.
This Veterans Day, residents at Deerfield prepared packages for Des Moines-area troops stationed overseas on peacekeeping missions.
The City will observe the Veterans Day holiday on Wednesday, November 11, 2020.
Our City offices will remain closed until we see a consistent downturn in numbers in Iowa, but especially here in Polk County.
Beggars’ Night is slated for Friday, Oct. 30 with trick-or-treating allowed from 6-8 p.m. throughout the City.
The City of Des Moines Public Works Department recently completed an analysis of their recycling collection routes.
Over two months later, the City of Des Moines Public Works Department’s cleanup is entering its final stages.
The Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority’s (WRA) efforts to produce renewable fuel is now complete.
One of the options is Soil Quality Restoration (SQR) that can be done this fall until the ground is frozen.
Beggars’ Night will be celebrated on Friday, Oct. 30 with trick or treating allowed from 6-8 p.m.
That doesn’t mean cleanup from this summer’s derecho is done.
The participating restaurants were paid for each meal from $481,807 in COVID-19 relief funds provided by the City and administered by CISS.
Des Moines is working toward a 28 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 in accordance with the Paris Climate Agreement.
October 11 is observed as National Coming Out Day, an annual LGBTQ+ awareness day to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and others.
The airdate is Saturday November 14, 2020 on their YouTube channel.
The Des Moines Fire Department will observe a moment of silence honoring the lives of 82 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2019.