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Mount Vernon Is Not on the State’s Fiscal Stress List. Nobody Can Say Whether It Should Be.

The State Comptroller hasn't been able to score Mount Vernon's finances for ten years, because City Hall doesn't file the reports the law requires on time.

Mount Vernon isn't on the State's fiscal stress list, and nobody can say whether it should be. City Hall hasn't filed the reports needed to score it.
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The Mayor’s Yes Men

Council Members Thompson and Boxhill’s record, before they ask for four more years.

Thompson has voted yes 992 times out of 994. Boxhill objects more, but in 30 months their votes have not defeated a single administration request.
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Shawyn Patterson-Howard’s Fiscal Record: Seven Years, Higher Taxes, Same Financial Crisis

Mount Vernon residents are paying far more. The city is still broke, still borrowing, and still can't produce basic financial records — or the rules its departments are supposed to follow.

Seven years in: no bond rating, no current audits, no written financial policies, and taxes up every year. What the City's own numbers say about the record.
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Who Pays Property Taxes, and How Much?

Tax loads in Mount Vernon differ wildly, and political connections seem to help.

The bills are rising for everyone in Mount Vernon. Almost everyone. We checked 199 homes on three streets and found the exceptions: a $906K home paying $8,327, a $1.6 million home paying $225, and $59
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Mount Vernon Needs a State Financial Monitor – Now

Rising Costs, declining Capacity, and a Government that has lost Control of its Finances.

Rising taxes, declining services, and no bond rating — Mount Vernon's finances are in freefall. MVCIP explains why the State must appoint a financial monitor now.
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When Your Government Lies to You

One FOIL Request. Zero Records. Thirteen Days Later, a Cover-Up

When Mount Vernon officials said no records existed, thirteen days later they appeared on a council agenda. MVCIP breaks down the FOIL response, pension filings, and what residents deserve to know.
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The Body of ‘Yes’

Mount Vernon’s City Council Exposed: 497 Votes, 98% Approved, Zero Oversight

We analyzed all 497 roll-call votes from the 2025 Mount Vernon City Council minutes. 98% were approved. 93% were unanimous. Only two items were voted down all year — both on the same night, with
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