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Mount Vernon council amends ordinance to move public hearing on downtown TDOAD environmental review
Summary
At a Jan. 13 special meeting, the Mount Vernon City Council amended Ordinance No. 10 to change the public hearing date for the final generic environmental impact statement and zoning petition for the proposed Downtown Transit Oriented Art District from Feb. 12 to Feb. 11; the resolution passed 4-0 with one member absent.
The Mount Vernon City Council voted Jan. 13 to amend Ordinance No. 10 to change the public hearing date for the final generic environmental impact statement (FGEIS) and associated zoning petition for the proposed Downtown Transit Oriented Art District (TDOAD).
The resolution to amend Ordinance No. 10 — originally adopted Jan. 8, 2025 — passed by roll call vote; Councilmembers Boxall (recorded as Boxhill/Boxo in the transcript), Gleeson, Thompson and Council President Brown voted yes. Councilmember Petit (listed as Petit/Poteet in the record) was absent. The motion’s mover and seconder were not identified on the record.
Council members and staff said the date change was necessary because City Hall will be closed on what the meeting record described as President Lincoln’s birthday, and the amendment moves the hearing from Feb. 12 to Feb. 11. The meeting notice states the special meeting was called to amend Ordinance No. 10 “regarding the completion notice and public hearing date of the FGEIS for the TDOAD.” Staff also said the meeting was noticed to the Journal News and posted on the city’s social media platforms.
No public comment on the item is recorded in the transcript. After the roll call vote approving the amendment, the council took a motion to adjourn and closed the special session.
The scheduled public hearing on the FGEIS and the zoning petition for the proposed Downtown Transit Oriented Art District is now set for Feb. 11, 2025, per the amended Ordinance No. 10. The transcript does not record further details about the FGEIS’s contents, alternatives considered, or any substantive testimony at this meeting.
