Mayor Thomas Calls for Special Memorial Field City Council Meeting

MOUNT VERNON — Mayor Richard Thomas is calling for a special meeting on Memorial Field for Friday morning.

The purpose of the Special City Council meeting is to pass a resolution affirming the execution of a professional services contract for Cornerstone PLLC to perform the “Preparation of Technical Specifications and Bid Documents Guiding the Remediation of Memorial Field.”

This meeting is necessary because the Department of Public Works must comply with mandates ordered by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

The Department of Public Works does not have enough capacity to complete the necessary administrative engineering work in-house to advance the clean-up of Memorial Field.