| Nominations Sought for Two Awards | |
 The City of Rockville's Human Rights Commission is seeking nominations for the Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Award and the F. Michael Taff Award. The nominations are due Friday, Dec. 9. The awards will be presented at the City's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
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Donate Your Used Jackets
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The City of Rockville will collect new and gently used adult and children's coats as part of the "Warm Coats and Warm Hearts" Coat Drive. Drop boxes will be available between Monday, Jan. 2, and Friday, Jan. 13, 2012.
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| Congratulate These Good Neighbors | |
The City of Rockville's Good Neighbor Awards were presented by the Mayor and Council Monday, Nov. 28. This year's Good Neighbor awardees were: Tommy Ricketts, Doreen Brandes, Roald Schrack, Victor Muzzatti, Mohamed Deen, Rose Sharkey, and Michael Garson.
Congratulate them when you see them in the community and start planning your 2012 nominations now. |
Pepco to Present to the Mayor and Council
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Pepco will hold a presentation for the Mayor and Council at the Monday, Dec. 5 meeting, regarding ongoing tree trimming and removal efforts within City of Rockville limits to improve reliability. Pepco proposes to remove and replace a large number of trees (approximately 86) along the north side of Wootton Parkway between Falls Road and Fallsmead Way. Most of these trees are mature white pines with existing structural defects. All are welcome to attend the meeting at City Hall, or tune into Channel 11 at 7 p.m. for live coverage.
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Montgomery County Bag Tax Coming Soon
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Starting January 1, 2012, all retail establishments in Montgomery County that sell goods and provide their customers a carryout bag (either paper or plastic) are required to charge 5 cents per bag. Montgomery County's new Carryout Bag Law is designed to improve our environment by cutting down plastic bags-a significant source of litter-which pollute our streets, streams, and playgrounds, and harm property values.
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Attend an Upper Watts Branch Meeting
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 The Upper Watts Branch Citizen's Task Force will hold its first meeting Monday, Dec. 19 at the Senior Center, Board Room, at 7p.m. The Watts Branch watershed is an approximately 22-square-mile tributary to the Potomac River. The confluence of the Potomac River and Watts Branch is of particular importance because it is just upstream of a major Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) drinking water intake for suburban Maryland. The water quality of Watts Branch can have a significant impact on the level of treatment required at the drinking water plant. For more questions about the Task Force, contact Orlando Heyliger at Oheyliger@rockvillemd.gov, or 240-314-8343.
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