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11 Questions for the State Monitor Before the June 16 Mount Vernon School District Budget Revote

MVCIP publishes a letter from a Mount Vernon resident raising questions about the School District's reported surplus, budget transfers, tax levy increase, class-size projections, and financial transparency ahead of the June 16 budget revote.
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City Hall’s Private Charities

How Mount Vernon Officials Built Two Nonprofits to Fund Themselves with Your Money

Two city-employee-run nonprofits operate out of the same room in Mount Vernon City Hall. The Comptroller leads both — and approved $60,000 in federal funds to one of them. Public records reveal deep conflicts of
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We Met With Assemblyman Pretlow About Mount Vernon’s Fiscal Emergency

He supports state financial oversight — if the city council asks for it.

MVCIP met with Assemblyman Pretlow to discuss Mount Vernon's fiscal crisis. He supports state financial oversight — but the City Council must request it first.
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Mount Vernon City Property Taxes Are Rising By 5.47%

A chaotic process, shifting figures, and a breakdown of basic accountability.

In less than six minutes, Mount Vernon officials locked in a 5.47% property tax increase after weeks of chaos, shifting numbers, and sidelined residents. This piece documents how the City ignored its own rules -
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State Comptroller Confirms Years of Financial Failures in Mount Vernon

But DiNapoli Says Enforcement Power Is Limited

A December 2025 response from the State Comptroller confirms what residents have long suspected: Mount Vernon’s finances have been repeatedly flagged for serious problems, yet the State has limited power to force accountability.
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