As you may have heard, the City of Mount Vernon is gathering information to prepare a Comprehensive Plan that will guide the future development of our city. We would like to know your thoughts about Mount Vernon's physical development. Your completion of this survey, and the opinions you provide about Mount Vernon, will be crucial to the creation of the Comprehensive Plan. Your answers are strictly confidential and anonymous and will not be used for any other purposes.

What is a Comprehensive Plan?

The Comprehensive Plan is a compilation of policies, guidelines, and suggestions for the orderly development and growth of Mount Vernon.

Although the traditional scope of a comprehensive plan is the examination of the entirety of the municipality and to make significant if not sweeping changes, the purpose of this Mount Vernon Comprehensive Plan is to reaffirm the value and attractiveness of our City.

Why are we doing a Comprehensive Plan?

It will help to better direct the continued evolution of Mount Vernon and define its unique character within the greater New York metropolitan area.

Who is the Comprehensive Plan for?

The stakeholders of Mount Vernon; persons or entities that live in, own property in, work in, or provide services in Mount Vernon.

When will the plan be completed?

The anticipated completion date for this plan is Summer 2010. The process is ongoing.

Please take a few minutes to complete the survey below. If you can not answer a question, feel free to skip it and move to the next question.