Mount Vernon mayor blames comptroller for no heat, boiler problems, flooding of town hall
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Mar 04, 2021, 4:03pm EST
Mount Vernon City Hall was closed Thursday amid major problems with the building and ongoing strife with
unpaid bills and wages.
Mount Vernon Mayor Shawn
Patterson-Howard says City Hall will be closed Friday too because there is
no heat in the building. She blames mounting unpaid bills from the
comptroller’s office for the lack of heat inside, boiler problems and flooding.
City workers are also
targeting the comptroller. It was just less than 24 hours ago when they took to the steps of city hall