Experience Mount Vernon, a non-profit organization, is committed to enhancing Downtown Mount Vernon through various community ...

Where: First Street, downtown Mount Vernon Cost: Free admission; those wishing to participate in the community design can buy boxes of pastel chalk $10 or $15 for a larger size, at the event; food ...

The hope is the zoning change in the Hudson-Mount Vernon area spurs private sector development, the mayor said. “The blend of uses makes downtown zoning unique," Hall said.

The City of Mount Vernon is holding a public meeting to introduce a wayfinding signage study to focus on drawing visitors to downtown Mount Vernon from the new Highway 30 interchange.

Mount Vernon Public Works Director Esco Bell said before the floodwall was built, between 1,500 and 2,000 volunteers would mobilize to stack 150,000 sand bags along the river bank.