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MOUNT VERNON, March 21, 2023 – The City of Mount Vernon is seeking several seasonalworkers to staff the Hiawatha Water Park and Swimming Pool this summer. The facility will openfor the season on Saturday, May 27. The City has entered into contract with Columbus Pool Management to operate the HiawathaWater Park and Pool this year, and is currently looking to …

MOUNT VERNON, March 14, 2023 – The Mount Vernon Police Department is proud to announcethat it has been recognized for its exceptional work in implementing two programs, one focused onspecialized training and the other introducing a therapy dog to the community. The specialized training program, which was implemented threeyears ago, is designed to help officers by using a scenario-basedformat that …

MOUNT VERNON, February 16, 2023 – The City of Mount Vernon is raising its water rate for thefirst time since 2017, effective Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Water customers will first see the 5percent increase reflected in the bill they receive in April.For the minimum water user, the 5 percent hike will cause a monthly water bill of about $23.76 tochange …

MOUNT VERNON, February 13, 2023 – The City of Mount Vernon is raising its water andwastewater tap fees for the first time in five years, effective Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. These feesaffect only those residents and businesses tapping into the City’s water and wastewater systemsfor the first time, not existing customers.New customers can avoid the higher rates by submitting a …

MOUNT VERNON, February 9, 2023 – The City of Mount Vernon is not alone when it comes tomeeting the challenge of updating its aging water and wastewater infrastructure.Recognizing a need, the State in 2021 created the Ohio Water and Wastewater InfrastructureGrant Program, which quickly received more than 1,200 grant applications requesting nearly $1.4billion in utilities infrastructure funding. The City of …

On Wednesday at the Station Break Senior Center on Howard Street in Mount Vernon the City held the first annual Employee Appreciation Luncheon to honor workers in the city. Mayor Matt Starr spoke first and welcomed those in attendance and said that it was a huge moment in the City’s history. He went on to say that they did a …

KNOX COUNTY —Area Development Foundation (ADF), The Knox County Commissioners, and the City ofMount Vernon recently partnered to create a matching grant program to encourageinvestment in the county’s commercial building facades. The Facade Improvement Grant(FIG) program provided funds for improvements through a 50% matching grant of up to$20,000.The program aims to stimulate business development and enhance Knox County’sunique character by …

MOUNT VERNON, October 4, 2022 – The City of Mount Vernon filed a Notice of Appeal with theEnvironmental Review Appeals Commission earlier this week concerning the Ohio EPA’sUnilateral Order to the City related to lime residuals removal. The City has identified multiple legaland factual errors in the order and requests the commission vacate it. The order, which was issued to …

Before the City of Mount Vernon decided this past spring to enter into agreements to purchase four property parcels on and near the Public Square for the relocation of the Municipal Court and other City offices, a special committee of City officials was organized to determine the best location for the move.The costs of renovating the Court’s current building at …

MOUNT VERNON, Aug. 17, 2022 – Columbia Gas has announced plans to install 11,000 feet ofnew plastic pipe on the west side of Mount Vernon beginning late this month. About 160residences in the area, just west of the Public Square, will be impacted by the project. The utilityhas scheduled a virtual meeting to address residents’ questions and concerns.Meanwhile, AEP has …