Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard - Democratic Mayors

Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard delivered her third State of the City address, sharing plans to tackle the city’s challenges head-on and her vision for its future. Her top priorities include infrastructure, public safety, economic development, and city services.

In her remarks, Mayor Patterson-Howard discussed improving public safety efforts through the Mount Vernon Youth Court, increasing surveillance technology systems, investing in new hires, creating a Wellness Division, and updating new equipment. These efforts and more have led to the city’s crime decreasing by 14.2% from the previous year and the police department recovering 102 guns since 2020.

“So, as we said in the beginning, we are not running from our challenges, we are very clear of what they are, but we cannot ignore the progress we are making, the investments we are securing, the relationships that we are building, the credibility that we are restoring, and the hope that we are regaining. It may not happen as fast as we want, but we are moving forward together,” said Mayor Patterson-Howard.

Watch Mayor Patterson-Howard’s address here.

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