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Donovan cites downtown investments, floodwall and code changes as path to more housing
Summary
Mayor Donovan reviewed a decades-long downtown master plan, a $30 million floodwall, a new library/community center with 300 parking spaces, and early comprehensive-plan and code changes that correspond with a rise in housing permits in 2025.
Mayor Donovan said the city’s downtown master plan, completed in 2008, plus recent infrastructure investments and code updates are intended to catalyze private investment and increase housing availability in Mount Vernon’s downtown and commercial corridors.
The mayor described the library and community center project under the audience as the largest public-infrastructure investment in Skagit County history, with a $30 million floodwall completed earlier to remove downtown from FEMA’s…
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