Des Moines City Council has been taking bids to demolish the YWCA and they'll vote today on what to do. The city received just two bids to demolish the vacant building at 717 Grand Ave. The bids were an average of $572,315 over the city engineer's $1.65 million project estimate. Because of that, the council is expected to toss both bids and start from scratch. They'll still likely tear the building down, but maybe the won't excavate or refill the basement. Officials want to redevelop the site so the taxes can be a source of revenue.
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