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WEST DES MOINES CITY HALL 4200 Mills Civic Parkway WDM NEWS West Des Moines, Iowa 50265 • • • • • • • • 4 WDM City Officials (515) 222-3600 MILES NIELSEN KEN SCHMIDT KARA COONEY JEFFREY MORRIS MUSICIAN & SONGWRITER MARKETING GURU & KEY TO HOST OF OUT OF EGYPT FILMMAKER, DIRECTOR, & VISUAL ARTIST 5 The Mayor’s Column HARLEY-DAVIDSON’S COMEBACK ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL 6 Boards And Commissions 7 From the City Manager 8 WDM Photo Contest Winners 9 Snow Parking Ban Text Messages YourGOV 10 Winter In West Des Moines Serving our communities 14 Thanksgiving Fire Safety for more than a century. 15 WDM Public Arts 16 WDM Community Foundation TRANSPORTATION + 17 The WDM Historical Society WATER + 18 Yard Waste Disposal GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES JON Give Your Glass New Life + EFREN LAND DEVELOPMENT RAMIREZ GRIES 19 Household Hazardous Waste + JON HEDER ENVIRONMENTAL “PEDRO” “UNCLE RICO” & Extra Recycling + “NAPOLEON” CONSTRUCTION The DMACC West Campus would like to extend our gratitude to these sponsors for making ciLive 11 possible. WDM ACTIVITIES w 5525 Merle Hay Road | Suite 200 Johnston, IA 50131 PRESENTED BY: P1 Parks & Recreation w Phone 515.278.2913 | Fax 515.278.1846 20 Library w HRGREEN.COM 31 Human Services Programs Visit us on the web at www.wdm.iowa.gov WINTER/SPRING 2020 • WDMMAGAZINE 3 Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) shall not engage in nor allow discrimination covered by law against any person, group or organization. This includes in its programs, activities, employment practices, hiring practices or the provision of services. The full DMACC Nondiscrimination policy is available online at https://nd.dmacc.edu. 12625-9-19-A MAYOR WDM CITY COUNCIL THE MAYOR’S COLUMN Steven K. Gaer Kevin Trevillyan Home: 225-9732 First Ward Work: 974-5261 Phone: 240-8786 [email protected] [email protected] West Des Moines has a Between January 2018 and June 2019, the City fascinating history as a funded the following projects: progressive railroad town • A redeveloped multi-tenant commercial that isn’t afraid to reinvent office/retail building that was formerly an John Mickelson itself in the face of economic abandoned gas station. Second Ward adversity or natural disasters. • A new-to-market frozen acai café. KEY CITY STAFF [email protected] • A commissary kitchen that trains at-risk Term ends 12/31/2019 Known in its early days as Valley Junction, our and homeless youth in culinary arts with an city was home to a pioneering group of leaders apprenticeship program that partners with City Manager who embraced wooden sidewalks, gas and water major regional and national employers. The Tom Hadden Russ Trimble mains, telephone service and electricity – all Kitchen resides in an abandoned railcar 222-3610 Third Ward services considered cutting-edge at the time. repair facility and also houses a distillery Phone: 554-8746 and beer hall. A commercial kitchen space [email protected] Fortunately, that “can do” spirit is alive and also serves the local food truck industry. well today. As the heart of our City, Valley • An upscale eatery that has a commercial Deputy City Manager Junction provides a unique space for everyone bakery which will supply several other Renee Hardman Jamie Letzring to enjoy a one-of-a-kind experience for locations in the metro. 222-3610 At-Large shopping, dining and socializing. • A new-to-market cat café concept that Home: 556-9248 provides a place where visitors can interact [email protected] Your elected leaders have worked hard to with adoptable cats. make sure this area stays active by launching • A well-established engineering firm that innovative redevelopment programs that are has grown from two to 31 employees over City Attorney Jim Sandager making a difference. We’re supporting the past 10 years. Richard J. Scieszinski At-Large locally-owned businesses with programs such 222-3614 Home: 225-7540 as our Property Improvement Fund, the With everything happening in this area, it’s no [email protected] Regulatory Compliance Fund, the Property wonder Valley Junction was re-designated as an Term ends 12/31/2019 Tax Rebate Program and the Upper Story Iowa Great Place and a Cultural & Entertainment Housing Program. 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