Progress on
Memorial Field
This week marked a major
milestone for Memorial Field. The Mount Vernon Board of Estimate and Contract
passed authorization allowing the City of Mount Vernon to agree to the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation’s consent
order. By this order, the City of Mount Vernon paid a fine of $40,000 to
the DEC for the environmental concerns at Memorial Field. This officially begins
the process of cleaning-up the impacted areas at the Field. Based on the order, the
community can expect a timeframe of approximately 18 months to remediate the
areas and return the park to public use. Should the city fail to adhere to the
environmental remediation timeframe, Mount Vernon will face fines and
penalties.
Work is officially
underway to get the field ready to host the UniverSoul Circus on May 16th.
The accompanying photo show the debris
clean-up that began Friday, March 31st.
Autism Awareness
Month
April
is Autism Awareness Month, and the City of Mount Vernon is committed to showing
their support for raising awareness. The Mount Vernon Police Department and
Mayor Richard Thomas have outfitted two police cars with Autism Awareness
Decals. The Mount Vernon Police Department
aims to increase autism awareness among its law enforcement officials and in
the community. This is part of the Department’s 21st Century Policing
initiative which continues to close the gap between police and community
relations.
Meeting of the
Fourth Avenue Merchants Association
Mayor Thomas and Department Heads
held a meeting of the Fourth Avenue Merchants Association on Thursday. The
Mount Vernon Industrial Development Agency was also represented as supporting
small businesses is a core part of the Agency’s mission. The purpose of the
meeting was to listen to the thoughts and concerns of the members as well as to
introduce the association members to the administration officials in place to
help them address issues. Topics discussed included code enforcement, tickets,
and parking. During the meeting Mayor Thomas reiterated his commitment to
opening a line of communication between the members and his office. In addition
the Mayor shared with the association his hopes for the future of the Fourth
Avenue markets as the area continues to be redeveloped.
The
4th Avenue meeting resulted in more trash cans being added to the
block and updating the merchants that the city is conducting a study on how to
improve 4th Avenue and increase economic activity in the area. The
question still stands, are you part of “Team
No” or are you part of “Team Go?”
If your business group or association is interested in a meeting please contact
MayorThomas@cmvny.com or 914-665-2360.
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