DES MOINES, Iowa — On August 27, residents at Glenwood Mobile Home Park woke up to notices from Des Moines Water Works taped to their doors notifying them that their service will be terminated on September 8 due to non-payment.
COARE, a management company based in Miami, Florida, manages Glenwood Mobile Home Park. Officials at the company say that they have paid Des Moines Water Works over $76,000 between July 2024 – 2025, and that they entered a payment plan with Des Moines Water Works back in May of 2025 and have paid every month since.
COARE representatives say that despite these payments, a representative from Des Moines Water Works emailed COARE claiming there was insufficient payment on August 20, and requested full payment and stated water service would be turned off…