Woodland Heights neighbors learned about the city’s plans to implement a Property Improvement Program at the WHO’s November monthly meeting, held over Zoom on Tue. Nov. 16, 2021.
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| Deputy Director Neighborhood Services, SuAnn Donovan presents to a virtual gathering of the WHO on Tue. Nov. 16, 2021 |
Deputy Director of Neighborhood Services, SuAnn Donovan, presented on plans for this new initiative that would strengthen neighborhoods by preventing homes from falling into disrepair by necessitating regular maintenance on home features such as: roof, gutters, siding, windows, paint (home shell), and sidewalk. The program would also include safety net features to provide assistance to homeowners lacking the physical or financial means to complete the necessary maintenance.
The city will hire new staff for this program (1 supervisor, 2 liaisons, 4 inspectors, 1 clerical staff) and the City Council will need to amend city code before it goes into effect.
During the NBSD report, Officer Moody updated neighbors on recent incident reports from around the neighborhood: including an unsuccessful burglary attempt on an ATM at an Ingersoll Business, and that the Star Gas Station site has been working with Crow Tow to impound cars illegally parked there.
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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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