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Notice of Special Meeting - Mount Vernon City Council Committee Meeting Time Change

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Mount Vernon City Council is changing the start time of the Development Services Committee meeting on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will be held in Council Chambers at the Police/Court Ca...

Notice of Public Hearing - City of Mount Vernon Consolidated Plan: 2020 Action Plan

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Mount Vernon Consolidated Plan: 2020 Action Plan

The City of Mount Vernon is undertaking the planning process for submission of its Consolidated Plan 2020 Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develo...

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Mount Vernon City Budget for 2020

Please click the link to view the 2020 budget document.

City Work on Affordable Housing Codes

On September 18, 2019 staff presented the completed work on housing code aimed to spur multifamily development and bonafide affordable housing in the City. This work has been underway since late 2017.  Public hearings to result in the adoption of...

City's Efforts to Address Homelessness

City Efforts to Address HomelessnessProblem Elimination & Reduction Team (PERT) - Actions to Date (4/8/19)

Four Codes Allowing for Accommodations for the Homeless

Ordinance 3780 : Declaring an emergency, adopting interim control regulations for...

Safe Parking Ordinance

On Wednesday, September 11, 2019, Mount Vernon City Council approved an emergency ordinance that establishes regulations for overnight parking in church parking lots. The “Limited Temporary Homeless Encampment” ordinance, commonly refe...

FEMA Approves Flood Protection System

• The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued the City of Mount Vernon a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for the City’s flood protection infrastructure (floodwall) - click HERE to view
• The City’s preliminary work on the floodw...

Mount Vernon Fire Department 'Levels Up'

For Immediate Release

Contact: Peter Donovan

(360) 630-6246

peterd@mountvernonwa.gov

August 5, 2019

MOUNT VERNON—Property owners in the city of Mount Vernon may soon benefit from the results of the Mount Vernon Fire Department’s m...

Emergency Shelter Interim Regulations

On March 13, 2019 Mount Vernon City Council passed Ordinance 3780 declaring an emergency, adopting interim control regulations for severe weather shelters to provide temporary housing of the homeless during severe weather events.

Go Mobile with the City of Mount Vernon's Mobile App

Staying current on City-related events and postings has become much easier for local residents. A mobile version of the City's webpage is now available for all Apple and Android phone users.“The app can be downloaded to a phone in about a minute...