Telling Our Stories: Local Histories in the Library and Beyond.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Mount Vernon City Library as a public entity. In honor of this landmark, and to recognize and celebrate the many Library users and the diversity of their stories, the Library is opening an oral histories projec...Read on...

Notice of Public Comment Period - 2015 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - City of Mount Vernon 2015 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)

The Draft Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) pertaining to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Pro...Read on...

Notice of Possible Public Property Sale

16319 & 16331 Dike Rd. Mount Vernon, WA 98273
The City of Mount Vernon is considering whether to declare surplus certain real property zoned urban reserve residential, located at 16331 Dike Rd, Mount Vernon, WA (County Parcel P29210); and 16319 Dike ...Full Details...

Geographic Response Plan (GRP) for Lower Skagit River

At the July 27th City Council meeting, Resources At-Risk Planner Wendy Buffett from the Washington State Department of Ecology gave a presentation on the oil spill response plan (GRP) for the Lower Skagit River. The link below provides more information.

2016 Comprehensive Plan Process

Please click on the link below for information about the Comprehensive Plan process, draft documents, public participation, and schedule.

Upcoming I-5 Paving Work through Mount Vernon

In spring 2016 WSDOT will repave a 12-mile stretch of northbound I-5 from a mile south of Pioneer Highway/SR 534 near Conway to north of the Chuckanut Drive/State Route 11 exit in Burlington. The project will also repave almost 7 miles of southbound I-5 f...Read on...

Request for Qualifications to Provide Conflict Counsel Public Defender Services

The Cities of Mount Vernon and Burlington are seeking to contract with conflict attorneys to provide legal representation to defendants that aren't able to be represented by its primary defender Mountain Law. Please click on the RFQ link for more details.

DID YOU KNOW?? “Small houses" are allowed in Mount Vernon

Yes, small houses called “Accessory Dwelling Units” can be built up to 900 square feet as a “casita” or “mom-in law” house if you have enough room in your back or side yard. The City waives connection fees for these houses too!

For more information c...Read on...

DID YOU KNOW??

We have over 16,500 jobs within our city limits. We are a health care “cluster” with over 2000 jobs in the health care sector.

City's Yard Waste Facility Summer Hours

The City's yard waste facility began summer hours on March 1st. Hours are Wednesday - Friday, 11am-5:30pm and Saturday & Sunday, 9am - 4pm.

The yard waste disposal facility is located inside the City shop complex at 1010 Shop Lane and is available...Read on...

City of Mount Vernon 2016 Adopted Budget

The City of Mount Vernon’s 2016 Budget Document is available for viewing at the following link.

City of Mount Vernon 2016 Legislative Priorities

Mayor Boudreau, Councilmember Mary Hudson and Finance Director Alicia Huschka went to Olympia on January 27th to share the City's legislative priorities with our State legislators. Click on the link to view the City's top priorities for 2016.

City Finance Department receives Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting

The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the City of Mount Vernon by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) fo...Read on...

Skagit Valley Herald Article: Mount Vernon's Fiber-Optic Ring Attracts Businesses

Please click on the following link for a newspaper article on Mount Vernon's fiber ring.