Mount Vernon OKs budget after deadline
Photo credit: Faye Murman | Mount Vernon City Council member Deborah Reynolds casts the lone dissenting vote against the mayor's proposed 2013 budget, citing a lack of relief for the city's taxpayers. (Jan. 2, 2013)
Mount Vernon residents irked by 2013 budget plans With little fanfare, the Mount Vernon City Council on Wednesday approved the city's 2013 budget, a $94 million spending package that includes pay raises for police and firefighters, cuts to library funding and a tax increase.
The vote was 4 to 1, with City Councilwoman Deborah Reynolds casting the lone dissenting vote, citing a lack of relief for the city's taxpayers.
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