NY state to put $150M into massive Mount Vernon infrastructure fix
By Peter Katz, Westchester Business Journal, 4/15/2022
New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul joined with Westchester County, Mount Vernon and state officials April 15 at Mount Vernon City Hall to announce a $150 million state investment and three-way partnership to fix longstanding sewer and water infrastructure problems in the city.
From left: State Sen. Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins; Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow; Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard; Gov. Kathy Hochul; County Executive George Latimer.
It is expected that most of the work will take from five to seven years to complete after a comprehensive assessment is finished. However, some projects will be launched immediately, including the $7 million Third Street Sewer Project, designed to ensure reliable sewer service for about 500 homes that experienced sewage backups and now are served by a makeshift system using temporary pumps.