There s a science to sniffing the stenches of Des Moines, and the city will implement it into new training and testing as it aims to set odor control limits, said SuAnn Donavan, deputy director of the city s neighborhood services department.
At a Monday morning work session, Donovan updated City Council, the mayor and other officials on the effort to address some of the unpleasant smells that Des Moines dwellers have come to know. In recent years, residents have complained the city reeked of dog poo and worse on social media, and to the 24/7 odor hotline (515-244-0336), with inspectors pointing back to animal processing plants or farms spreading manure over fields.
Des Moines City Council approves rezoning for shared stadium at Drake Friday, December 11, 2020 11:34 AM
Des Moines Register: A $19.5 million stadium planned to be built next to Drake University s Knapp Center, to be shared by Des Moines varsity football and soccer teams and the university, earned a crucial nod from city officials Thursday night. In a special meeting dedicated to the topic, Des Moines City Council approved Drake s requests to rezone a plot of its campus to make way for the stadium near 2421 Forest Ave. Like the first and second readings, the third and final reading of the rezoning items passed in a 5-2 vote, with Councilman Joe Gatto and Councilwoman Linda Westergaard voting no.