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Community Resource
Phone Directory

For a phone number directory of city services and local utilities and some businesses CLICK HERE

***NEIGHBORHOOD ANNOUNCEMENTS***
Past Announcements Are Moved To The Archive Page, CLICK HERE
Consumer Advisories are moved to the Consumer Advisory Page, CLICK HERE

Boundaries for Douglas Acres Neighborhood Association are city limits to the North, the Freeway to the West, Euclid Ave. to the South, and Four Mile Creek to the East.

Dates to remember:

June 23 annual neighborhood garage sale. We are in need of block chairpersons to help organize and promote this event.

July 14, Sargent Park, Free movie time for the family. DANA has been chosen to be involved in the Free Flicks with the City of Des Moines Park and Recreation Department. Come and enjoy the movie Dolphin Tales.

At our January meeting the members elected officers and board of directors.

Elected for 2012:

President Linda Westergaard

Vice President Joe Youngwirth

Secretary: Matt Evans

Treasurer Phyllis Kellogg

Director Tony Short

Director Betty Short

Director Margaret Heger

Director Jim Grove

Director Roger Henry

Director Henry Hawkins

Director Bill Martin

Director Marita Consolve

Director LaDonna Housley

We welcome our new board members and thank those who are serving another term.

Have you been to Sargent Park lately? If not you should stop by and see the wonderful new play area. It is wonderful.

The 2012 SCRUB Calendar is HERE
You can download a .pdf of the SCRUB Schedule HERE

ROAD CONDITIONS
This is the season of bad weather and poor road conditions. To find out the road conditions, read those electronic highway signs, and see what the roadside cameras see - CLICK HERE.

DSL IS HERE!!!

DSL High Speed Internet is here now in our neighborhood. Qwest workers were in our area, around E29th and Madison, and installed the equipment to give our neighborhood the best service available, the latest fiber-optic technology. If you would like the latest and greatest in high speed Internet, and we know you do, please call Qwest Techs Johnny Austin at 515-205-3216, or Jaime at 515-205-2196.

The new DSL fiber-optic service is now available to order with speeds up to 20 mbps.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2012 Year-At-A-Glance Calendar Here

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D.A.N.A. MEMBERSHIP

Please consider joining D.A.N.A. if you are not already a member. To find out if you are in the Douglas Acres neighborhood CLICK HERE. This organized association gives our neighborhood a voice with the city and a way for neighbors to meet and get to know each other. Remember to renew your membership if you are a member. The cost is $5.00, and the money that we collect covers part of the cost of printing and mailing the newsletter and keeping this website going.
You can CLICK HERE and print out the membership form.

EMAIL MAILING LIST

In an effort to save a bit of money on postage costs, D.A.N.A. is proposing to distribute the bi-monthly newsletter and other information via email. This website will continue to carry all the newsletters in .pdf format, available for download in the left column. If you would be willing to receive the newsletter by email instead of by postal mail, please send your name, mailing address, and email address to: chair@douglasacres.org
Please type “dana email” in the subject line.

This website will continue to be continuously updated, daily, if necessary, so check back often to stay in touch. This is a neighborhood website and everyone in the neighborhood has an input to it. If you have something for the website send it to the association president, chair@douglasacres.org or webmaster@douglasacres.org

Important Info From The Chairperson:

Update from Linda Westergaard

As we wind down another year in the neighborhood, I again say thank you to the board and the officers, and the

residents for allowing me to serve as chairperson of the neighborhood association. We have accomplished quite a bit this year and for that we should all be thankful and grateful. Becoming a designated neighborhood has been important to our area and the neighborhood continues to thrive and is a great place to live and work. We are now sending our newsletter to all the businesses in the neighborhood and we encourage those businesses to become a part of DANA. The residents in the area support the business community and we want to grow with you and we want to know more about your business.
Hy-Vee hosted their first breakfast for the folks who have businesses in the area and attendance was great, this will most likely become a regular event. I attended the breakfast and met several new people.

DANA will host a dinner for all our neighbors in January. We want you to attend and meet your neighbors. It doesn't matter if you just moved into the area or have lived here a long time we want you to come and have dinner with us.

As always, feel free to call me should you have any questions or concerns, I am always available at 515-988-4288.

Linda Westergaard

DSL UPDATE

DSL High Speed Internet is now in our neighborhood. If you would like high speed Internet in your home please call James Chambers at 515-205-8383.

The City of Des Moines has developed a plan and Douglas Acres has approved it for improving the neighborhood

To See The Neighborhood Plan (large file in .pdf format) CLICK HERE

NEIGHBORHOOD POLICE OFFICERS AND CITY SERVICES

The Des Moines Police Department has launched CrimeView, a web site that allows persons to examine data on crimes reported to the department. The address is:

http://mapping.dmgov.org/crimeview/

Douglas Acres has a police officer assigned to our neighborhood to address law enforcement issues. Officer Doua Lor can be called any time assistance. If a law enforcement issue comes up you can call him at the number on the card below or call non-emergency dispatch number at 515-283-4811 or
if it is an emergency then call 9-1-1.

For questions or needs concerning housing inspection (including condemned buildings), junk and debris (including autos), and health and zoning code enforcement we have inspector Jim Nelson assigned to our neighborhood. He can be contacted at 515-283-4197 or by email at jenelson@dmgov.org

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RECYCLE, DES MOINES!

Neighborhood Finance Corporation
Remember, we have Neighborhood Financing available in our neighborhood. Grants of up to $10,000 are available to purchase a home or for updating your existing home. NFC would love to talk to you, their phone number is 515-246-0010 or on the web at www.neighborhoodfinance.org .

ADAMS SCHOOL PICTURE

D.A.N.A. is selling an 8 ½ x 11 inch version of the picture of Adams School taken by Neal Westergaard that is displayed here. The cost is $5.00. To order, please call 453-7339.

President's Comments
10/23/2004

12/30/2004

September 2005

November 2006

To Contact The President Send Email To: chair@douglasacres.org

Meeting Minutes
January 2006 General Meeting

March 2006 General Meeting

May 2006 General Meeting

January 2007 General Meeting

November 2008 General Meeting

January 2009 General Meeting

September 2009 General Meeting

November 2010 General Meeting

March 2011 General Meeting

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Douglas Acres Newsletters
Index

May 2005
September 2005
November 2005
January 2006
March 2006
May 2006
September 2006
November 2006
January 2007
March 2007
May 2007
July 2007
September 2007
November 2007
January 2008
March 2008
May 2008
July 2008
September 2008
November 2008
January 2009
May 2009
July 2009
November 2009
January 2010
May 2010
July 2010
November 2010
January 2011
February 2011
June 2011
September 2011
January 2012

All Newsletters Are In .pdf Format

Recycling Schedule for DANA Residents (orange route)
(when to put out the Green Bins)

Mar 20
Apr 3, 17
May 1

To See The Long Term Schedule
CLICK HERE

To See The Recycle Rules
CLICK HERE

HIGHWAY CAMERAS
DOT has put up cameras on the freeway and interstate and has allowed us to see them
CLICK HERE to pick your camera.

ROAD CONDITIONS
Before you head out this winter, get the current road conditions.
CLICK HERE

COMMUNITY LINKS PAGE
CLICK HERE for a link to about anywhere in the community you would want to go

Have you ever wondered if you had money coming back from an old bank account or insurance policy or whatever????
CLICK HERE to find out!

Consumer Advisory Page
Tips From Attorney General Tom Miller

The National Sheriff's Association has established a national neighborhood watch program. CLICK HERE to go to the website.

To See The Metro's Most Wanted
CLICK HERE

The US Dept of Health and Human Services is providing a wealth of family information with links to every conceivable need.
http://www.samhsa.gov/
or
http://family.samhsa.gov/

For those of you that like to follow what your Iowa legislature is doing CLICK HERE to track bills and contact your legislator.

DOUGLAS ACRES WINS AWARD

DANA was honored with the first ever "Neighborhood of the Year" award given by the East Des Moines Chamber of Commerce. We were recognized for all of the work we have done to establish the Association, for our increased membership and for our effective representation of the neighborhood in city matters. The award is on display at the East Euclid HyVee.

NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBERS:

Police Department info (Non-Emergency Number) 283-4811

Neighborhood Resource Officer - Larry Rogers 237-1517

Action Center (junk cars, weeds, etc.) 283-4500

Des Moines Public Works 24-hour hotline 283-4950

CONTINUING REMINDERS:

METRO WASTE AUTHORITY INFO The metro Recycling Center is located at 1817 Euclid Avenue. They accept all items normally picked up with the green recycling bins (cardboard, plastic, glass, etc) as well as scrap tire, wood and metal.
Hours: Sunday & Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday - Friday: 2:00-6:00 p.m.

Phone: 262-4040

The Hazardous Materials Disposal Center is located at 225 Prairie Drive in Bondurant. They are open Tuesday — Friday from 1-5 p.m. and on the 1^st and 3^rd Saturday of every month from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Call 967-5512 for more information, including their mobile pickup service.

CITY SERVICES REQUEST FORM
Should you need to request services from the city public works, such as garbage collection, recycle collection, yard waste, etc, you can now do that online at:
http://www.ci.des-moines.ia.us/departments/PW/requests.asp

Anyone who wants their business listed on the Neighborhood Connection page be sure to send their info/logo/business card or text of the business to webmaster@douglasacres.org .

This could be anything from lawn mowing and baby sitting to running third world countries.

Residential Tax Abatement in Des Moines

Tax abatement is a temporary reduction in property taxes for the actual value added to a residential property due to a qualified improvement. Qualified improvements are new construction, rehabilitation, and additions that meet the following requirements

· Increase the assessed value by at least 5%

· Conform with the city’s zoning ordinance

· Meet applicable codes and regulations

A building permit is needed for most improvements that increase your value. Contact the Permit & Development Center at 283-4200 to find out if a permit is needed.

To get an abatement for an improvement made in 2009 the property owner must file an application with the city by February 1, 2010. The form is available online at:

www.dmgov.org/forms/forms/taxabatementform.pdf

For more information, contact Phil Poorman at the Permit & Development Center by calling 283-4751 or emailing PRPoorman@dmgov.org.

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Last Updated 5/9/2012 .... late at night and half asleep!