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Mayor Bud Norris would like to welcome you to the City of Mount Vernon
Your local government has a strong commitment to community. We are proud of what we do and know that you are also. Your interest and support of our area ensures a successful, vibrant community. This site provides valuable Mount Vernon government, community, business, visitor and historical information as well as links to other government and business sites. Thanks for visiting us, we hope you enjoy your stay!
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| CITY NEWS |
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| National Flood Insurance Program Preliminary Maps |
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FEMA will be revising the National Flood Insurance Program preliminary maps that were issued on December 15, 2009. The City will post the reissued maps on our website once they have been received.
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| Important Notice about City of Mount Vernon Office Hours |
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Due to extremely difficult budget constraints, the City offices listed under "Read More" will be closing every Friday at 4:30 P.M. beginning on January 1, 2010. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and thank you for your help, patience and understanding in this matter.
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| Important Information for Building Permits within the Floodplain |
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Please click on the link below for this important information.
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| Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – City of Mount Vernon Flood Insurance Study Update |
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Throughout the United States the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is working with communities to establish new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM). These maps will contain new base flood elevations for communities, including Skagit County. The cities of Mount Vernon and Burlington are concerned that the technical analysis that is being used by FEMA is wrong and will result in significantly higher base flood elevations which will result in negative impacts to the cities. Attached are documents outlining the basis of concern about FEMA’s underlying technical analysis of the new Base Flood Maps for Skagit County.
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| Downtown and Waterfront Master Plan |
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Click on "Read More" below for a link to the Downtown and Waterfront Master Plan.
If you are unable to download the file due to its size, copies are available for review at City Hall and the Library.
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| Shoreline Management Program |
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In February 2009, the City Council authorized initiation of planning for a Shoreline Management Program for Mount Vernon. The City’s Community and Economic Development Department anticipates adoption of the SMP in January 2010. Read on for further details.
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| City Response to CLOMR Suspension |
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Please click on the link below for the full text of the City's response to FEMA regarding the CLOMR suspension and the Powerpoint presentation given at the City Council Meeting on July 15, 2009.
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| Mount Vernon in the News |
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Click on the link below to read the recent news about Mount Vernon.
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