The Mount Vernon Uptown Streetscape study will have its next public meeting Wednesday, April 24 at 5:30 p.m. at Mount Vernon City Hall.
According to Kristen Ohnoutka, an employee for JEO, which is the group conducting the Mount Vernon Uptown Streetscape Master Plan, it is important that the City receive as much public and stakeholder feedback as possible during the first phase to ensure the final plan recommendations reflect the entire community of Mount Vernon. To provide comments on potential streetscape improvements to Uptown, residents can take the public survey found on the City’s project website.
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