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Des Moines ION program: $9.1 million, 411 homes repaired since 2022, staff say
Summary
City-supported ION home-repair program repaired a Des Moines house with failing foundation and plumbing and says it has helped about 411 households with roughly $9.1 million in work since early 2022, partnering with Habitat for Humanity on some repairs.
Maylene “Molly” (resident) said her grandparents built the house and that it held family memories, but years of water damage had left the foundation and plumbing in dangerous condition. An ION program inspector described rebuilding the foundation, replacing leaking cast-iron plumbing and installing a new electrical panel and rewire.
The repairs were part of the city’s ION home-repair program. An ION program staff member said the program has helped “approximately 411 households in the 3 years that we’ve been around” and that contractors and partners have completed about $9.1 million in repairs, with roughly $7.7 million from ION funds and $1.4 million contributed by partner organizations.
Why it matters: Des Moines officials and program staff say the city’s…
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