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 move forward with plans to build homeless village
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,
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 to consider seeking funds to build homeless village
Des Moines City Council is considering seeking funds to build a homeless village months after it approved a controversial ban on public camping.
City of Des Moines lays off Office of Sustainability staff
The move is due to a reported $17 million shortfall in the city's budget for the 2026 fiscal year, City Manager Scott Sanders said.
Des Moines considering a homeless village
Des Moines City Council considers Pallet Homes, temporary housing for those seeking shelter. Prosecutor who investigated Hunter Biden defends probes, denounces president's remarks in new report The unhealthiest fast-food sandwich in America isn't a Big Mac,
Community members decry Des Moines' decision to eliminate sustainability program
"We cannot afford to abandon sustainability efforts here in Des Moines," said Jamie Nicolino, community member and owner of ...
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 in response to a shortfall in the next fiscal year's budget.
What changes could be coming to the Des Moines skyline in 2025?
A new downtown skyscraper, a plan to fill a big vacancy in the East Village and more. Here are Des Moines developments to ...
Des Moines lays off employees, ends sustainability program overseeing climate action plan
Citing state property tax cuts, Des Moines shut down the department that oversees its ambitious climate action plan and ...
Meet the 2025 freshman class: How 9 new Iowa lawmakers will shape the legislative session
From millennials to former school board and city council members, Iowa's new lawmakers have mixture of backgrounds to bring ...