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Pleasant weather greeted those attending the dedication of a new state-of-the-art facility in Mt. Vernon, Il for the police department Friday. Media reports say
The Strong Communities Program is part of the Governor’s Rebuild Illinois capital plan. In December the program received $10 million to distribute to communities across the state for neighborhood revitalization. The Strong Communities Program gives grants to local government agencies to clean up abandoned and run-down properties. The properties are renovated or demolished depending on their condition to make them desirable again and create revenue for the city. The City of Mt. Vernon received $168,000 from the program in December and City Manager Mary Ellen Bechtel says they know how they want to use the grant. “We have a list and we have more than 30 properties on that list, so we’re going to go through that list and demolish as much as we possibly can for the $168,000,”