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Des Moines rethinks right-of-way garden restrictions
Des Moines City Council wants to explore allowing people to use right-of-ways alongside sidewalks and streets more widely as gardens.Why it matters: Residents and neighborhood groups use public right-of-ways for beautification projects, but the city regulates which kinds of plants can go where for safety reasons.Yes, but: There are ongoing questions about the fairness of those restrictions, which allow vegetation like yuccas and marigolds but restrict others, like tomato plants, city engineer Steve Naber tells Axios.Driving the news: Some council members want to reassess the rules again, likely resulting in fewer restrictions, Naber said.Pending the review, the council unanimously agreed...
Gov. Reynolds appoints Christine Hensley to Iowa Board of Regents
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has announced Christine Hensley’s appointment to the Iowa Board of Regents. Early in her career, Hensley worked closely with developers on affordable housing projects across Iowa as a Midwest Housing Equity Group business development manager. She also served as Vice President of Community and Government Affairs for Bank of the West after acting as a Des Moines city council member for 24 years.
The Elbert Files: Creating Des Moines
Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Allen was an early Iowa banker who built Terrace Hill, the Iowa governor’s mansion, in 1869, before business failures forced him to sell it to Frederick M. Hubbell in 1884. Frank Allen was the nephew of Capt. James Allen, the dragoon leader who selected...
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