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City of Des Moines, Iowa / Local Option updates

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23 Nov 2020

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7 Nov 2019

In March 2019, 70 percent of voters in Des Moines approved a one-cent Local Option Sales & Service Tax to be used for property tax relief, infrastructure upgrades, public safety enhancements and neighborhood improvements.

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5 Apr 2019

On April 5, 2019, neighbors in the Watrous Heights neighborhood were happy to see a blighted building torn down to make room for new development.

The City of Des Moines' former neighborhood blight removal program has only been able to address 10 to 15 condemned homes per year, meaning this property has been an eyesore for the neighborhood for many years.

As Council Member Joe Gatto explains, the City will be accelerating its new Blitz on Blight program to address 100 to 200 condemned homes per year thanks to the Local Option Sales & Services Tax recently approved by voters. The Local Option will go into effect on July 1, 2019.

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