City of Mount Vernon invites the community to attend a public open house as part of its Uptown Streetscape Master Plan project. The open house will be held at the First Street Community Center (221 First Street NE) Wednesday, Aug. 7, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. All members of the public are invited to participate in the meeting. No formal presentation will be made, and attendees may drop in anytime.

The City kicked-off its Uptown Streetscape Master Plan project earlier this year. The final plan document is being put together and will be shared with the community in early fall 2024. Once adopted by the Mount Vernon City Council, this plan will serve as a vision for the future design of Uptown for First Street from Third Avenue SW to B Avenue SE, as well as the adjoining North Alley area.

When completed, the Streetscape Master Plan document will provide a set of design guidelines for future improvements to the area, as well as concepts that illustrate these improvements. The recommendations of the Streetscape Master Plan document will be based on community and stakeholder feedback to ensure their values and needs are reflected in the final plan. This will include informed designs and improvements that accurately reflect how people and vehicles get around Uptown, parking, landscaping, furnishings, public art, event space, and more.

Public and stakeholder input is extremely important to the project, and all residents, users, and business owners of the community are encouraged to attend this meeting to provide their input on what they would like the future use and design of Uptown Mount Vernon to look like. For more information about the project or to share your feedback with the planning team, please contact assistant city administrator Lori Boren at [email protected] or (319) 895-8742.

Visit the project website for more information: https://cityofmtvernon-ia.gov/uptown-streetscapes/