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Marylou Berg, Communication Manager, 240-314-8105
    

Rockville City Hall to Close in Observance of Memorial Day
Some Facilities Will Be Open
 
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 18, 2010-Rockville City Hall will be closed on Monday, May 31, in observance of Memorial Day. Some Rockville facilities and programs will not operate on May 31.

Parking fees at City-owned meters and garages will be suspended for the day.
 
The following Rockville facilities and programs will not operate or will operate on a limited schedule Monday:

• City Hall will be closed.
• The F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre and Box Office will be closed.
• Croydon Creek Nature Center will be closed.
• Rockville Civic Center Park offices, including Glenview Mansion and the Glenview Mansion Art Gallery will be closed.
• Lincoln Park Community Center will be closed.
• Twinbrook Community Recreation Center will be closed.
• Thomas Farm Community Center will be closed.
• Croydon Creek Nature Center will be closed.
• The Rockville Senior Center will be closed.
• There will be no recycling, yard waste, refuse or special collections on Monday, May 31.  Residents will have their collection slide forward one day. Friday collections will be made on Saturday. Residents may call 240-314-8568 for more information.

The following Rockville facilities will operate on a limited schedule Monday:

• Rockville Swim and Fitness Center indoor pool and fitness center will be open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Access to the street and parking lot will be restricted until after the City's Memorial Day Parade. The outdoor pool will be open noon to 9 p.m.
• RedGate Municipal Golf Course will be open with the first tee time at 6 a.m.

Rockville will celebrate Memorial Day Weekend with the Washington metropolitan area's largest weekend celebration, "Hometown Holidays." The City will host free concerts and activities in Rockville Town Center on Saturday and Sunday, May 29 and 30. The celebration concludes on Monday, May 31, with traditional Memorial Day ceremonies in the Rockville Town Square plaza at 9:30 a.m., followed by the 66th annual Rockville Memorial Day Parade at 10:30 a.m.
 
For more information about closings, go to www.rockvillemd.gov or call 240-314-5000.