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Environment Commission
Mission
The purpose of this commission is to recommend policies and programs to the Mayor & Council relating to the environment; core to this mission is promoting a sustainable community through initiatives relating to natural resource management and development, energy efficiency, watershed stewardship and protection, pollution prevention, and public education.
The Environment Commission is a nine-member group of Rockville residents, consisting of individuals with an environment-related career or educational background, general citizens, educators, and one student member who serves one year during his or her junior or senior year of high school or undergraduate years of college.
The Commission holds official meetings the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Please check the agenda schedule below to determine meeting location, and to make sure there has not been a change to the regularly-scheduled meeting date. These meetings are always open to the public. If you have any questions or concerns for the Commission, please send them to environment@rockvillemd.gov.
Environment Commission Committees
To better fulfill the role of the Commission, Committees were created in Watersheds, Sustainable Development & Energy, and Community Outreach. These groups meet independently of the full Commission on the Environment, and work to achieve goals in each of the project areas.
The Commission invites all interested individuals who live, work or play in Rockville to participate in any or all of these committees. For more information and meeting locations, click on the individual committees above, or contact us at environment@rockvillemd.gov, or call (240) 314-8870.
Policy Recommendations
The Environment Commission prepares Issue Papers for presentation to the Mayor & Council on policy issues either specifically requested by Mayor & Council, or on other issues that the Commission itself raises. The links to the Issue Papers below are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Click here to download Adobe Reader if you do not already have it installed on your computer.
Environmental Excellence Awards
The City of Rockville Environmental Excellence Awards (EEA) are presented to an individual or organization by the Mayor and Council to recognize outstanding achievement or service to the environment in Rockville. Nominations and supplemental materials are received by the Environment Commission, which will review these materials and as appropriate recommend awards to the Mayor and Council. Eligible individuals must live, work, or study within the City. Eligible organizations must have an office in Rockville or must be able to demonstrate significant operations within the city limits. Building projects considered as part of a nomination must be within the City.
Go to the Environmental Excellence Award page for more information.
Commission Vacancies
The Commission currently has one vacancy. Applications of interest are always accepted on a rolling basis. Contact the City Clerk's Office for more information on how to join. Applications are kept on file for a year, and applicants will be notified of any future vacancies on the Commission. The Environment Commission encourages all prospective applicants to consider participating on one of the Commission's Working Groups - these groups assist the Commission in gathering and analyzing information and writing policy statements, and form a preferential pool of candidates for Commission vacancies. Contact environment@rockvillemd.gov if you would like more information on volunteering for one of these groups.
Environment Commission Annual Report
At the end of each fiscal year all Boards and Commissions are asked to prepare a report on the previous year's accomplishments and goals for the new year.
View Annual Reports: 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006
| Commissioners (term expiration date) | |
| Kris Dighe, Chair (07/01/12) | |
| John Becker (03/01/14) | Devinie Rukshani Lye (09/01/13) |
| Steve Cardon (08/01/14) | Julie Palakovich-Carr (07/01/12) |
| Beri Kravitz (07/01/12) | Clark Reed (01/01/13) |
| Anne Goodman (10/01/13) | Alicia Hosmer (05/01/13) |
| Staff Liaison Mark Charles | |
| 2012 Agendas and Minutes | |
| Agendas | Minutes |
| January 10, 2012 | |
| February 14, 2012 | |
| March 13, 2012 | |
| April 10, 2012 | |
| May 8, 2012 | |
| June 12, 2012 | |
| July 10, 2012 | |
| August 14, 2012 | |
| September 11, 2012 | |
| October 9, 2012 | |
| November 13, 2012 | |
| December 11, 2012 | |
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