The City-Wide Garage Sale is May 6^th and 7^th. Residents are welcome to host garage sales on these designated dates from their Grimes homes. The map will be available on the City's Facebook page a few days before the event.

The Arbor Day Tree Planting has been moved back to May 7th due to weather. Please meet at the Sunny Hill Cemetery on May 7th to help plant trees from 9 – 11 a.m. Park on the 300 block of SE 11th ST and meet in the gravel lot. Thank you to Trees Forever, Black Hills Energy, and MidAmerican Energy for helping to make this event possible!

The Spring Cleanup is on your trash day on Monday, May 9^th or Tuesday, May 10^th. Here are some guidelines about what you can put out. Items including and similar to furniture, books, and clothes will be picked up. Appliances, hazardous waste, and TVs will not be picked up. Tires can be dropped off at 1700 SE Destination Drive May 9^th - 13^th from 7 am - 3 pm. If you have questions about what can be put out, please give Metro Waste Authority a call at 515-244-0021.

Curbside yard waste collection began on Monday, April 4^th. But Grimes residents have another option to dispose of yard waste. The Grimes Public Works Department will have several drop-off dates in the coming weeks at their building at 1700 SE Destination Dr. Drop-Off dates are May 7^th from 8 am to 5 pm; May 8^th from 1 pm to 5 pm; May 9^th through 13^th from 7 am to 3 pm; May 14^th from 8 am to 5 pm; and May 15^th from 1 pm to 5 pm.

A new sanitary sewer line will be installed this summer that will allow the City to decommission the wastewater treatment plant in town and connect to the Des Moines Wastewater

Reclamation Authority. Learn more about how you will be affected by the project in the video below.

At the April 12th City Council meeting, the Council voted to accept a donation of land and $12 million from Hope Development to build the GrimesPlex. Learn about what's next for the project at the link below.

Check out the new gym floors! The City recently installed new gym floors in the Grimes Community Complex. The floors are set and ready for Kids Zone, taekwondo, Can Play, basketball camps, and volleyball camps. Future programming will include yoga and pickleball.

We are extremely grateful for the generous donation of $50,000 from Marjorie Albertsen for the new Grimes Public Library! Thank you Marjorie! The groundbreaking for the new library is scheduled for June 28th at 9 am.

Come work for the City of Grimes! The Finance Department has an opening for a Staff Accountant. The Public Works Department currently has openings for an Administrative Assistant, Seasonal Maintenance Worker, and Season Street and Parks. Learn more and apply at the link below.