The July monthly meeting of the Woodland Heights Organization was held Tue. 7/20 and was the 2nd meeting of 2021 held outdoors at Chamberlain Park.
Neighbors are invited to come back to the park Tuesday, August 3rd (first Tues. in Aug.) for National Night Out. This free event will be open to all, and is a family-friendly neighborhood gathering. Look for snacks and social under and near the shelter starting at 5:30 pm.
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| Kent Newman, member of the Des Moines Citizen Task Force on Sustainability with the WHO July 20, 2021 |
The meeting’s featured guest was Kent Newman, of the Des Moines Citizen Task Force on Sustainability. Newman shared history of sustainability efforts in the city going back to 2007 through the present day, highlighting emissions goals, programs, the creation of the task force, benchmarking ordinance, and more. Learn more about the Task Force online here.
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| Officer Mike Moody reviews notes while speaking with Woodland Heights neighbors July 20, 2021 |
After Sgt. Scarlett’s reassignment to the South Side of Des Moines, Officer Mike Moody has transitioned into the role of NBSD Officer, working with 9 neighborhoods covering some of the West Central and Near West part of the city. Officer Moody took time to share about himself, his career with the DMPD, and his perspective of the NBSD role. Moody emphasized multiple times how valuable neighborhood organizations and meeting opportunities are to get to know each other, learn about issues going on, and working to build a safer, more close-knit community. Moody also spoke highly of cameras, noting he has multiple cameras at his home and recommends others consider cameras for their own homes.
One item of business raised during the meeting was starting the planning process to partner with the City of DM Forestry Dept. for a service/volunteer event to prune and do some maintenance on city-owned, street trees, especially near the park and cemetery. Look for more information on this in the future.
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The Woodland Heights Organization (WHO) is the neighborhood association recognized by the city of Des Moines representing Woodland Heights. Its purpose is is to stabilize, preserve, and revitalize area homes, enhance the quality of life in the neighborhood, and to promote community within our neighborhood amongst all residents and businesses. WHO is a volunteer organization.
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