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PILOTs and the IDA – Legal, Profitable, and Corrosive (Part 4)

A Way Forward — Oversight, Reform, and Real Accountability

Mount Vernon's IDA gave away $44.4M with almost no oversight. Pending state bills and the Orange County monitor model show how to fix it.
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Who Is Darryl Selsey—And Should He Be Planning Board Chair?

A real estate broker chairs the board that influences property values. Residents have been raising conflicts for over a year.

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PILOTs and the IDA — Legal, Profitable, and Corrosive (Part 3)

Campaign Money, Conflicts, and the Machine That Runs Mount Vernon’s IDA

Developers fund the mayor. The mayor's IDA approves their tax breaks. Political operatives broker the deals. Inside Mount Vernon's pay-to-play machine.
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Teaching SEQRA Compliance While Being Sued Over It

Mount Vernon’s Comprehensive Plan is now being taught as a case study in how to do it right.

The City and its own litigation counsel presented the Comprehensive Plan as a SEQRA success story — while an Article 78 challenges that exact claim in court.
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PILOTs and the IDA — Legal, Profitable, and Corrosive (Part 1)

What Is the IDA, What Are PILOTs — and Why Should You Care?

Most Mount Vernon residents have never heard of the Industrial Development Agency. They've never been told that a board they didn't elect has been giving away tens of millions in tax revenue to developers, for decades. This series puts those decisions in the open.
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Conflicts of Interest Don’t Matter

Inside Mount Vernon’s Planning Board

Undisclosed real estate dealings. A late recusal. No accountability. Inside a conflict of interest Mount Vernon's Planning Board refused to address.
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Mount Vernon’s Comprehensive Plan Is Being Challenged in Court

Did the City skip required environmental review and rush adoption of a framework that reshapes zoning citywide?

A Westchester County lawsuit challenges Mount Vernon's Comprehensive Plan, alleging the City skipped required environmental review before adoption.
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Where is our Money ?

Residents Asked to Pay for What the Public Record Suggests Is Already Funded

A Mount Vernon proposal would charge taxpayers $85,546 for traffic improvements that developer escrow funds may already cover. Residents ask: where's our money?
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What Does Civic Power Look Like?

Public Pressure Stops Bronxville Field Club Settlement

How public pressure and community organizing stopped a backroom settlement, and what this moment reveals about civic power, transparency, and accountability in Mount Vernon.
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$450,000 for Silence

The Bronxville Field Club Settlement That Sacrifices Hunt’s Woods and Guts Public Accountability

A secret settlement. A powerless Planning Board. A flooded neighborhood left out of the room - sold off for $450,000.
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