Bleeding Heartland
Thursday, Apr 29 2021
Officials in the Iowa Department of Public Safety and the governor’s office decided during the summer of 2020 to install a permanent fence around the Terrace Hill mansion in Des Moines, records obtained by Bleeding Heartland show.
The documents don’t reveal, nor did state officials clarify, whether Governor Kim Reynolds or her staff pushed for added security around the governor’s official residence. The records also don’t explain the timing of the decision to move forward with a plan that had been floated years earlier, according to the agency responsible for protecting the governor.
By Trent Rice
Apr 23, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa Fences are going up around the Iowa governor s mansion in Des Moines.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety says fences around Terrace Hill have been considered since 2017, and were part of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security recommendation in 2020.
The Department of Public Safety says widespread threats have been made to a number of elected officials including Governor Kim Reynolds.
“Security enhancements to Terrace Hill benefit all future governors,” says Iowa Department of Public Safety Commissioner Stephan Bayens. “Terrace Hill serves as the family home for our Governors and their families, and we need to provide the safest environment possible for them. These enhancements are part of an overall state initiative to improve the security footprint at our state facilities.”
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Show Transcript 300-59,000 HAVE RECEIVED ONE DOSE BUT STILL NEED A SECOND. DEATH THREATS TO GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS HAVE PROMPTED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FENCE AROUND HER HOME, TERRACE HILL KCCI SENIOR REPORTER TODD MAGEL IS THERE LIVE WITH WHAT WE’VE LEARNED ABOUT THE NEW SECURITY WERE AT 2300 GRAND IN DES MOINES. TAKE A LOOK AT THE STAKES, YOU CAN SEE THE FIRST EVIDENCE OF WHAT WILL BE A FENCE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE HISTORIC GOVERNOR’S MANSIO AS SKY 8 SHOWS, TERRACE HILL HAS TOWERED OVER THE CAPITOL CITY’S WEST SIDE FOR MORE THAN 150 YEARS. BUILT BY DES MOINES’ FIRST MILLIONAIRE, AND THEN OWNED BY THE HUBBELL FAMILY. AND SINCE THE 1970S THE 18,000 SQUARE FOOT MANSION HAS BEEN HOME TO IOWA’S GOVERNORS. BUT IT’S BEEN MISSING ONE THING OVER THOSE YEARS.
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By Trent Rice
Apr 23, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa Fences are going up around the Iowa governor s mansion in Des Moines.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety says fences around Terrace Hill have been considered since 2017, and were part of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security recommendation in 2020.
The Department of Public Safety says widespread threats have been made to a number of elected officials including Governor Kim Reynolds.
“Security enhancements to Terrace Hill benefit all future governors,” says Iowa Department of Public Safety Commissioner Stephan Bayens. “Terrace Hill serves as the family home for our Governors and their families, and we need to provide the safest environment possible for them. These enhancements are part of an overall state initiative to improve the security footprint at our state facilities.”