Glenwood Mobile Home Park residents fear water bill dispute will leave them homeless

Brenda Zapata is scared and doesn’t know what to do.

The 55-year-old is one of many Glenwood Mobile Home Park tenants forced to look for another home as Des Moines Water Works seeks to terminate the park’s service to the lot on Sept. 8.

Unpaid water bills by COARE, the park’s management company, prompted Water Works staff to post notices on trailer doors, including Zapata’s on Aug. 27, warning that the water will be turned off…

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