City Infrastructure & Services

City Planners (6 Responses)

• City planning staff need to have vision:

o See that West Des Moines growing too fast
o See West Des Moines not supporting metro
o See developers being heard too much
o See how West Des Moines will suffer due to fast growth

• Need more people involved in development
• Citizens need awareness and early involvement in process of planning

City Employees (5 Responses)

• Front line employees need to be heard: fire, police, teachers, counselors and human services
• Difficult for city staff to serve those whose language they don’t understand
• Growth creates needs that exceed resources

New Residents (2 Responses)

• New residents from other nations and undocumented new residents have minimal housing opportunities
• Language barrier and documentation issues limit access to services

Valley Junction Residents (2 Responses)

• Maintain commitment to West Des Moines “east side”
• Jordan Creek Mall’s effort to emulate Valley Junction won’t work

Community Seekers (1 Responses)

• School is unifying force in community but disjointed city and district boundaries challenge allegiance
• Students in Clive and Urbandale left out