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Des Moines council advances multiple bond measures and routine items; public urges housing priorities
Summary
Council approved numerous general obligation bond authorizations (including a not-to-exceed $34 million package for municipal housing and Newsom property work), multiple smaller GCP bonds, and routine enforcement and consent items; public commenters urged shifting priorities toward municipal housing rather than policing.
The Des Moines City Council on Aug. 19 approved a slate of general obligation bond authorizations and routine consent items, while members of the public urged the council to prioritize municipal housing in bond spending decisions.
Item 44 authorized not-to-exceed $34 million in general obligation bonds for essential corporate purposes, including municipal housing projects and acquisition/restoration of Newsom properties. A member of the public, Adam Callanan (Ward 3), urged the council to "put more funding and attention…
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