Maggie Steenrod is an honest person who cares about people and cares about the City of Des Moines. As long as I have known Maggie, which has been 15-plus years, she has been a person who works hard in serving others.

She founded the non-profit Des Moines Dollars for Scholars. She has been in charge of the St. Vincent de Paul in this area for many years and has run a private business successfully.

Maggie Steenrod wants to make Des Moines the great city it should be. She wants to make getting building permits easier. Why is it illegal in Des Moines to build a mother-in-law apartment on your own property? She wants to upgrade the beautiful Des Moines Marina, one of the biggest money makers for the city. Maggie is aware of these and many other problems and wants to fix them.

Why can't Des Moines move forward? Because the Des Moines government wants to keep the city back in the dark ages! Maggie Steenrod wants to get Des Moines into the 21st century and it's about time!

Clare M. Lyons

Des Moines