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Mount Vernon council candidates focus on housing, public safety and fiscal restraint at League forum
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Two candidates for Mount Vernon City Council at a League of Women Voters forum prioritized addressing a local housing shortage, public safety and the city budget shortfall; they proposed targeted development, grant seeking and community services to respond to growth.
Two candidates for Mount Vernon City Council told a League of Women Voters forum that their top priorities are expanding affordable housing, shoring up public safety and stewarding a tight city budget. Demi Damon, a nurse and longtime volunteer in Mount Vernon, said she has been studying the city budget and attending council meetings to prepare for office. “I have been regularly attending city council meetings. I've been studying the city budget,” Damon said, adding that she would prioritize affordable housing, public safety…
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