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.

Click on the link below to view the Mayor's Report for October 2009.

The City of Mount Vernon is now accepting letters of interest and resumes from candidates interested in serving on this board. We are looking for a board member to fill an opening created by a departing trustee. This position would begin January 2010 and end on December 31, 2014.

Click on the link below to read the recent article in Northwest Business Monthly.

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.

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.

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.