Flowers bloom outside of the Mount Vernon city hall building in June. The City of Mount Vernon will ask residents on the November ballot to approve a property tax increase to boost the city's public safety services. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)Residents will vote on property tax increase to address budget shortfall in November| Cascadia Daily News
Three of the seven city council members are declining to run for reelection| www.cascadiadaily.com
Michael Lilliquist and Andrew Reding weigh in on reader-submitted Citizens Agenda questions| www.cascadiadaily.com
Council veteran's track record of outreach, collaboration trumps challenger's ill-fitting agenda| www.cascadiadaily.com
Two Whatcom County school districts are asking voters for more money this November| www.cascadiadaily.com