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From YouTube: City Update 8/2013
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Shekinah Young gives this month's city update
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The
Des
Moines
police
department
puts
forth
their
greatest
effort
to
serve
and
protect
the
residents
with
the
increase
in
neighborhood
burglaries.
Dm
PD
has
successfully
used
a
small
group
of
plain
clothes
officers
to
focus
on
the
investigations.
Their
duties
involve
surveillance,
follow-ups
to
suspects
or
suspect
apprehensions.
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The
burglary
detail
squad
was
created
after
Des
Moines
police
department
observed
an
increase
in
the
number
of
burglaries
citywide.
This
for
officer
squad
has
made
99
felony
arrests
for
burglary
theft,
forgery
and
one
it
suspects
as
well
as
26
misdemeanor
arrests.
They
have
recovered
27,
stolen
vehicles,
two
weapons
and
followed
up
on
150
burglary
cases.
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With
this
success,
it
has
been
determined
that
this
squad
will
be
continued
indefinitely.
You
still
have
a
couple
of
more
dates
to
take
advantage
of
the
scrub
program.
It's
designed
to
assist
residents
with
trash
and
yard
debris
disposal
at
no
cost.
The
Department
of
Public
Works
has
scheduled
scrub
events
for
this
year
on
every
third
Saturday
of
the
month.
Now,
through
November
residents,
dropping
off
items
at
scrub
will
be
required
to
show
a
photo
ID
or
utility
bill
with
a
Des
Moines
address
below
are
3
next
scrub.
A
Events
looking
for
an
affordable
way
to
purchase
a
home,
the
City
of
Des
Moines
municipal
housing
agency
has
the
home
ownership
program
for
you.
The
Des
Moines
municipal
housing
agency
began
selling
128
single-family
homes
in
1992
through
the
5hf
fordable
homeownership
program.
Currently
there
are
only
ten
homes
left
that
are
available
for
purchase
homes
in
the
five
H,
affordable
homeownership
program
are
sold
for
two-thirds
of
the
appraised
value
and
the
remaining
one-third
value
is
set
aside
and
a
seven-year
interest-free
forgivable
mortgage.
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These
two
and
three-bedroom
homes
are
currently
undergoing
significant
renovations
things
like
appliances,
cabinetry
coming
new
furnaces
or
air
conditioning
systems,
floor
coverings
and
walls.
Homes
purchase
through
this
program
must
remain
owner.
Occupied
units
for
sale
are
listed
on
the
city's
website
at
DMV
org
backslash
departments,
backslash
housing
eligibility
requirements
are
as
follows:
you
must
have
a
gross
household
income
of
at
least
twenty
thousand
dollars
have
a
gross
household
income
of
less
than
eighty
percent
of
the
u.s.
A
department
of
housing
and
urban
development
area,
median
income
for
family
of
two:
that's
forty,
six
thousand
six
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
and
a
family
of
four
it's
58
thousand
three
hundred
dollars.
You
must
have
a
reasonably
good
credit
score
with
a
reasonable
debt
to
income
ratio
and
the
ability
to
obtain
a
mortgage
loan
and
the
ability
to
pass
screening,
which
includes
arrest,
history
and
a
rental
history.
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Applications
can
also
be
picked
up
at
the
des
moines
municipal
housing
agencies,
administrative
office
at
100,
east
euclid,
suite
101
des
moines,
iowa
50
313,
or
give
them
a
call
at
515,
323,
8950
and
request
an
application
be
mailed
to
you,
don't
forget
to
catch
your
local
government
at
work.
The
Planning
and
Zoning
Commission
will
meet
thursday
august
twenty-first
and
sep
tember
forth.
At
6pm
city
council
workshop
will
be
held
monday
at
730am
august,
twenty
sixth
and
sep
tember.
Ninth,
the
City
Council
will
meet
Monday
August,
twenty
sixth
and
sep
tember.
Ninth
at
four-thirty
p.m.