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Weekly Update: 07/30/2023

Posted on July 30, 2023August 7, 2023
5 Comments on Weekly Update: 07/30/2023

More Primary info! This Week: Council Meeting. St Anne's Hospital, 24th Ave Street, Compost Procurement. A different kind of traffic (improving retail in Des Moines.)...

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Letter To The Editor – Lament for a Grocery Store

Posted on May 8, 2013March 16, 2023

Moving to Des Moines many years ago was a multi-level attraction to my wife, Marianne and I as we travelled into the little Cape Cod like village on the sound. We arrived quite by accident trying to wend our way to Tacoma and had no idea that a city named “Des Moines” even existed outside

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Categories External Articles, History
Tags Cape Cod, Grocery Store, Pat Nardo, Waterland Blog

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Meetings take place at City Hall 21630 11th Avenue S., Suite #C Des Moines WA 98198.  They can also be viewed live:

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Meetings generally occur on the first, third and fourth Thursday of every month at 6:00PM. There is also Committee Of The Whole on the first Thursday of the month beginning at 5:00pm. Check the City Calendar for special meetings and agenda

You do not have to sign in to attend a meeting! The sign-in sheet is only for people wishing to make a Public Comment.

There are four ways to provide Public Comment:

  • In person: Show up a few minutes before the meeting and sign the sheet. Public Comment is usually conducted at the beginning of the meeting.
  • Zoom: To sign up, call (206) 870-6552  or email cityclerk@desmoineswa.gov the City Clerk by noon Wednesday — the day before the meeting.
  • E-mail: All e-mails sent to citycouncil@desmoineswa.gov are considered public comment. They are instantly available to all members of the City Council and the City Clerk who includes them into the record of public comments at the next meeting.
  • US Mail: Attn: City Clerk Office, 21630 11th Avenue S., Des Moines WA 98198. Please provide us with your first and last name and the city in which you live.

All public comments are added to the Agenda Packet available on the City web site following each meeting.

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