Mount Vernon Board Approves $195,000 for Summer Youth Jobs

The Mount Vernon Board of Estimate & Contract on June 30 approved acceptance of $195,000 in state funds for the Summer Youth Employment Program. The funding is part of a package of financial and contractual items that also included a $19,110 maintenance agreement for City Hall’s audio/video recording systems, a no-cost cybersecurity partnership with New York State, a $20,000 personal injury lawsuit settlement, and a real property tax refund for 1 Park Avenue.

City Council Discussion

The City Council reviewed the same set of ordinances during its June 24 meeting. The agenda listed the youth employment funding, the AV maintenance contract, and the cybersecurity program among items under consideration. Other council topics included co-sponsorship of a Back-to-School Backpack Event by the Department of Recreation, use of Municipal Parking Lot 11 for the 64th Jamaican Independence Day Festival, and a real property tax refund for 1 Park Avenue. Formal minutes have not been published, and no final votes were announced from the session.

Architectural Review Board Hearings

The Architectural Review Board convened on June 24 and held continued and new public hearings on several commercial and residential developments. Projects included a certificate of appropriateness for a new Chase Bank branch with three ATMs at 21 East Prospect Avenue, a marijuana dispensary conversion at 127 South Terrace Avenue, an illuminated sign for “Good Vibes NYC” cannabis dispensary at 410 East Sandford Boulevard, two new single-family homes on two lots at 55 Pondfield Parkway, and emergency department signage for Montefiore Mount Vernon at 24 North Seventh Avenue. The board has not released decisions, pending publication of minutes.

Coming Up

The Planning Board will meet on July 8 to vote on final site plan and special permit approvals for four projects: a cannabis dispensary at 127 South Terrace Avenue, retroactive site plan approval for an auto body shop at 133 South Terrace Avenue, a special education preschool at 550 North Columbus Avenue (inside Sinai Free Synagogue), and the new Chase Bank branch at 21 East Prospect Avenue, which would replace a former Rite Aid. The board will also continue a public hearing on a subdivision of 165 Summit Avenue into three lots of 12,546, 13,836, and 5,000 square feet.

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