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Resident urges halt to South-side projects until city reviews land-use equity
Summary
A Mount Vernon resident asked the council to suspend new building proposals — including a project at 454 South Ninth Avenue — until the city examines whether development is being distributed equitably between the South and North sides.
A city resident urged the Mount Vernon City Council to pause new development approvals until the council reviews whether building projects are being equitably distributed between the city's South and North sides.
“My name is Nan Shands, and I'm a city resident and native of Mount Vernon,” Nan Shands told the council during public comment. “I invite your attention to the issue of equity… I contend that there's a lack of equity when it comes…
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