Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard delivered her 2026 State of the City Address on Monday, March 31, 2026, in the City Council Chambers, outlining what she says are gains in infrastructure, public safety, economic development, and public health, and the progress made over the past six years. She presented a bold vision for the future of Mount Vernon.
“We’re moving from a decade from fixing what’s broken to a decade of building what’s next,” Mayor SPH shared with those in attendance.
Patterson-Howard, who is in the middle of her second term as Mayor, says a priority of hers is to expand the tax base through development, rather than raising taxes.
For development, she says the city is working to grow both development and ownership opportunities, like condos and co-ops.
