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Sunset Terrace Update
68 th  Street to 70 th  Street
The Contractor will begin grading the roadway for rock the week of October 23 rd along with placing rock once the roadway is graded.
70th Street to 73rd Street
The Contractor will finish backfilling and will be pouring the intersection at 70 th Street the week of October 23rd.
 
The estimated completion date for the Sunset Terrace is November 15th. 
2017 Sidewalk Improvement Project
Work will continue on 64th Street between Forest Court and Elmcrest Drive.
Work will begin on 64 th  Street between Elmcrest Drive and Carpenter Avenue the week of October 23rd. Residents should have vehicles removed by 7 AM on Monday, October 23rd.  Barricades will be removed from driveways when the driveways can be accessed.
63rd Street sidewalk construction will not start until 2018.
Residents looking for a quote to redo the remaining part of their driveways can call Kingston Services at 515-221-9832.  This work will not be part of the project.  All work is between the homeowner and contractor.
University Avenue Redesign Update
The concept design process for the University Avenue Redesign started on July 10th with a presentation from Bolton and Menk. Mayor Willits appointed over 50 stakeholders to serve on the complete streets advisory committee and taskforce committee for this project at the July 17th council meeting. The complete streets advisory committee has met twice.The meeting notes are located on our projects page. On our website is the proposed timeline including the upcoming meeting dates for this project. For updates on this project and other infrastructure projects and events, sign up for our e-newsletter and watch our social media accounts. Please check out our question and answer document on University Avenue. We will update the question and answer document as it progresses. Click the link below to read the Q and A. 
http://www.windsorheights.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/362
Windsor Heights Chamber Hosting Forums
The mission of the Windsor Heights Chamber of Commerce is to support our member businesses and organizations through advocacy, publicity, education, and economic development. Since the relationship between local businesses and city government is critical to our future, we are hosting a forum to get to know our candidates. To view the candidates, please visit:

Details of the forum are: 
 
Tuesday, October 24-Mayor Candidate Forum
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Windsor Heights Community Center
Open to the public
Moderator: Andrea Woodard, Director of Public Policy, Greater Des Moines Partnership.
Drug Take-Back Day October 28, 2017
The Windsor Heights Police Department is partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 28, 2017, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The event will be hosted at the Windsor Heights Police Department, 1133 66 th  Street.

Residents may drop off unused, expired or unwanted medications, in both pill and liquid form, for safe disposal. This includes over-the-counter as well as prescription drugs.


Beggar's Night October 30, 2017 6- 8 p.m.
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