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Mount Vernon council approves placing permanent levy lid lift on November ballot
Summary
The City of Mount Vernon City Council voted July 9 to place a permanent property-tax levy lid lift on the Nov. 4, 2025 general election ballot.
The City of Mount Vernon City Council voted July 9 to place a permanent property-tax levy lid lift on the Nov. 4, 2025, general election ballot, approving Resolution 1077.
City staff told council the city faces a structural budget gap as personnel costs and inflation outpace revenue growth and general-fund reserves have been used in prior years to balance budgets. Jennifer Berner, parks and enrichment director and the staff lead on the proposal, told council the levy would create dedicated funding to sustain parks maintenance and operations, add…
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