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#COVERTHECUT BEFORE

#COVERTHECUT BEFORE

#COVERTHECUT AFTER

#COVERTHECUT BEFORE

#COVERTHECUT AFTER

MAYOR THOMAS’ BUDGET UNLEASHES $396 MILLION OF NEW ECONOMIC SPENDING FOR MOUNT VERNON.

CROSS COUNTY PARKWAY BEFORE

CROSS COUNTY PARKWAY AFTER

MAYOR THOMAS’ BUDGET WILL STIMULATE MILLIONS IN NEW INVESTMENTS AND ATTRACT THOUSANDS OF JOBS .

COMPTROLLER MAUREEN WALKER AND THE CITY COUNCIL’S BUDGET WILL DIG THE FINANCIAL DITCH DEEPER AND DENY A GREEN FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN.

WHILE THEY ARE TRYING TO TURN MOUNT VERNON’S CLOCK BACK.

IT’S TIME TO MOVE MOUNT VERNON FORWARD.

THE PEOPLE DID NOT VOTE FOR THE POLITICAL BUDGET . THEY VOTED THE POLITICS OUT OF OFFICE.

COMPTROLLER MAUREEN WALKER AND THE CITY COUNCIL IMPROPERLY CALLED A MEETING TO ILLEGALLY PASS THEIR BUDGET.

WE BELIEVE IN MOUNT VERNON. THEY SIMPLY DON’T.

Mount Vernon UNTAPPED THOUSANDS in potential revenue from Building Violations NY State Comptroller 2014 Report Since 2004 A minimum of about 4,900 $86,000 unresolved 83% violation cases lost in uncollected fees $440,000 $440,000 of from unresolved violations issued in violations during 2012- 2012-2013 were of minimum fines 2013 unresolved due Source: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/cities/2014/mountvernon.pdf

Mount Vernon CAPTURED MILLIONS in routine revenue from Buildings Dept. in 2017 Processed $28,000,000 in construction value which yields approx. $2.8 million in fees.

DESPITE THE OBSTRUCTION WE IMPROVED PERFORMANCE

WHICH WAY SHOULD MOUNT VERNON GO? UP OR DOWN?

WHICH WAY SHOULD PROPERTY VALUES GO? UP OR DOWN?

WHICH WAY SHOULD QUALITY OF LIFE GO? UP OR DOWN?

THE ANSWER IS UP! NOT FURTHER DOWN!