PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Des Moines, IA Permit No. 589 Issue 54 SPRING/SUMMER 2021 P.O. Box 65320 ECRWSS | West Des Moines, Iowa 50265 Your guide to news and activities for the City of West Des Moines Postal Customer Your ad could be read in over 34,000 homes and businesses in West Des Moines. Contact WDM Magazine at 222-3610. Ask for a media kit and more information on how you can increase YOUR business by being a sponsor in the WDM Magazine. 9 13 p1 Plant the Speed Solid Waste WDM Parks Events & Recreation OPENING SOON at the RECPLEX! WELCOME to the WDM Magazine... CONTENTS The City of West Des Moines’ premier communication sent to over 34,000 homes WDM NEWS and businesses throughout the City. 4 WDM City Officials The WDM Magazine is published three 5 The Mayor’s Column times per year to highlight city news and 6 Boards And Commissions information as well as community events 7 From the City Manager and programming available through WDM 8 Open Letter about our Parks and Recreation, the WDM Library, Conduit Network and WDM Human Services. 9 Plant the Speed 10 WDM Photo Contest Winners WEST DES MOINES CITY HALL PROVIDING PHYSICAL THERAPY & ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES FOR THE MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY RECPLEX Public Services Has Moved 4200 Mills Civic Parkway West Des Moines, Iowa 50265 11 National Public Works Week (515) 222-3600 SERVICES INCLUDE: Celebration Yard Waste Season Starts • SPORTS PERFORMANCE & 12 2021 Scrap Appliance & MOTION ANALYSIS Metal Drop-Off Your partner in health and wellness • CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT 13 Solid Waste Events for optimal performance • CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT 14 Your Lawn & Garden Slam Dunk and function 15 Metro Waste Authority • PELVIC FLOOR REHABILITATION 16 Spring Cleaning and Fire Safety CALL TODAY TO SCHEDULE Since 1913, HR Green • VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION 17 2021 Sidewalk Program AN APPOINTMENT! has provided solutions • PRE- AND POST-SURGICAL THERAPY 18 WDM Public Arts 19 The WDM Historical Society that build communities • OVERUSE INJURIES 20 WDM Shade Crusade 2021 and improve lives. • MANUAL THERAPY & DRY NEEDLING WDM Community Foundation • BALANCE AND FALL PREVENTION 21 Emerald Ash Borer • POST COVID RECOVERY WDM PD Lost & Found 22 Community Compliance Corner • WELLNESS CONSULTATION HRGREEN.COM 23 Scrap Tire Dropoff Recycling Cart Full? Drop It Off! 5525 Merle Hay Road | Suite 200 Johnston, IA 50131 24 2021 Spring Cleanup Two GRAND locations for all your physical therapy and athletic training needs: Phone 515.278.2913 | Fax 515.278.1846 WEST DES MOINES DES MOINES Our new location in the MidAmerican Energy RecPlex Our long-established clinic near downtown WDM ACTIVITIES TRANSPORTATION + WATER + GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES LAND DEVELOPMENT + ENVIRONMENTAL + CONSTRUCTION 6500 Grand Avenue, Suite 110, 3200 Grand Avenue, P1 Parks & Recreation West Des Moines, IA 50266-5357 Des Moines, IA 50312-4198 26 Library 515.271.7802 // dmu.edu/clinic/recplex 515.271.1717 // dmu.edu/clinic/physical-therapy 30 Human Services Programs 2 WDMMAGAZINE • SPRING/SUMMER 2021 Visit us on the web at www.wdm.iowa.gov Visit us on the web at www.wdm.iowa.gov SPRING/SUMMER 2021 • WDMMAGAZINE 3 20-21.000 WDM Magazine Ad-SprSum2021x.indd 1 1/22/21 9:38 AM 365THST 330TH WAY 322ND RD 328TH PL 328TH 340TH TRL 340TH BADGER CREEK AVE BADGER CREEK LN TABOR RD 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LN 59TH ST 59TH ST MARKET ST MARKET 58TH PL 213 311 318 58TH CT 58TH ST 57TH ST 57TH PL [email protected] Phone: 208-0033 At-Large Matthew McKinney [email protected] Home: 556-9248 At-Large Renee Hardman [email protected] Phone: 554-8746 Third Ward Russ Trimble [email protected] Phone: 518-0529 Second Ward Greg Hudson [email protected] Phone: 240-8786 First Ward Kevin Trevillyan WILD ROSE LN MILLSCIVIC PKWY 57TH CT PL 57TH CENTER ST 56TH PL DR BOULDER PLEASANT ST BURR OAK 211 S DR 56TH ST DR COLT 55TH ST 54TH ST PRAIRIE VIEW DR SW MAFFITT LAKE DR 53RD ST RAMP 314 RAMP RAMP GLEN OAKS DR RAMP RAMP I 35 I 35 RAMP RAMP RAMP RAMP RAMP 52ND ST KNOLLS CT RAMP 52ND PL WESTWOOD DR WESTWOOD TAMARA LN TAMARA RAMP RAMP KNOLLS RD KNOLLS DR ASPEN CHERRYWOOD DR BENTLEY DR ST 52ND S 52ND ST 52ND S 52ND CT PARK CIR PARK 51ST ST 51ST PLUMW ST 52ND GRAND RIDGE DR RIDGE GRAND ST 51ST S RAMP S 50TH PL FIELDS ABBOTT TRLABBOTT TURNBERRY DR TURNBERRY CORPORATE DR UNNAMED DR TIMBERLINE SOUTHWICK 50TH ST TONEDR 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Conference, theNAACPJustice Disparities Immigrant andRefugeeTaskforce, theNAACP Conversations, theWDMCommunity in WestDesMoinesCommunityandEquity inclusion, andhavebeenregularparticipants conversations regardingdiversity,equityand actively participateintrainingsessionsand Members ofthePolicedepartmentalso 14TH ST reflect thecommunityweserve. our worktohavethemakeupofpolice faith. Theseindividualsrepresentprogressin officers andourfirstofficeroftheMuslim officers, threeHispanicBlack Since 2017, the city has hired 10 female support diversityinourpolicedepartment.