Polk County Conservation has launched a fundraising campaign to redevelop Sleepy Hollow Sports Park into a year-round skiing destination.
The project will revitalize an amenity on the east side of Des Moines, an area local businessman and campaign co-chair J. Elder said has been overlooked in the fast-growing metro.
Elder, 56, grew up not far from Sleepy Hollow. His grandparents met at East High School in 1925…