DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) – Rob Sand, current state auditor and Democratic candidate for governor, said simplifying inspections and cutting red tape that stands in the way of building new housing will help improve affordability.
Sand spoke Thursday morning at the Frank W. Smith Retirement Center, a recently renovated affordable housing building for seniors in Des Moines, after touring a unit and speaking with a resident.
Lowering housing costs is one of the points in Sand’s recently released “Affordability for All” plan that also looks at potential policies to reduce the cost of healthcare, education and energy in the state…