Mount Vernon officials outline storm fixes, repaving plan and property-maintenance enforcement

Mayor Sean Patterson Howard on Monday used the city’s "Mount Vernon Mondays" series to highlight Department of Public Works operations and outline near-term projects and public-safety guidance.

The presentation focused on four substantive items: storm and flood mitigation in the Huntswood area including an Edison Avenue pump-station replacement, a fall street-resurfacing operation with detailed phase lists and parking restrictions, a water-safety advisory for standing water in Huntswood after testing found elevated contamination levels, and stepped-up enforcement of property-maintenance and sidewalk responsibilities.

"Mount Vernon Mondays is an opportunity for us to bring information to our residents, to our stakeholders about what is happening in the city government of Mount Vernon," Mayor Sean Patterson Howard said as he introduced the session.

On storm mitigation, a deputy commissioner reported the city hired a stormwater coordinator from within and engaged an outside engineering firm after an RFP to develop permanent and temporary solutions. The deputy commissioner said the city is executing a grant-funded repair and partial replacement of the Edison Avenue pump station to address flooding in the Columbus…