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City to Plant More Than 1,000 Trees at RedGate Park with Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Money
The Chesapeake Bay Trust has awarded Rockville an Urban Trees Award Program grant of $199,930 to plant more than 1,000 trees and 500 shrubs in RedGate Park to reforest the area, as approved in the Mayor and Council’s RedGate Master Plan. The city has until May 1, 2026, to use the funds. At 131 acres,…
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Mayor to Discuss State of the City
Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton will discuss the state of the City of Rockville, 9-11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in an event hosted by the Greater Rockville Chamber of Commerce at Glenview Mansion, 603 Edmonston Drive. Chamber public policy chair Brian Barkley will ask questions. Questions may be submitted ahead of time to marji@rockvillechamber.org.
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City Transportation Planner Named Maryland’s Municipal Employee of the Year
Bryan Barnett-Woods, a principal transportation planner with the City of Rockville, has been named the Roland B. Sweitzer Municipal Employee of the Year for the state of Maryland. Barnett-Woods, who serves as the city’s Vision Zero coordinator and the Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation coordinator, was honored by the Maryland City and County Management Association and…
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Meet A Rockville Employee: Jenny R. Snapp
Jenny R. Snapp, deputy director of Community Planning and Development Services, joined the City of Rockville in January and has lived in the Fallsgrove neighborhood since February. We asked her a few questions to get to know her better and learn more about her new role. What does your position entail?My job entails co-leading with…
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Radon Rental Testing Requirement to Begin This Month
An ordinance that will require specific rental properties in the city to be tested for the presence of radon will go into effect Sept. 27. Radon is an invisible, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas found in soil and rock, formed by the natural decay of uranium. While no immediate symptoms signal its presence, exposure at high…
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Labor Day in Rockville
City government will be closed Monday, Sept. 4 in observance of Labor Day. City Hall and the following city facilities will be closed: Lincoln Park, Thomas Farm and Twinbrook community centers; the Rockville Senior Center; Croydon Creek Nature Center and the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre and box office, which are closed Mondays; Glenview Mansion and…
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Rockville Turns September Purple in Fight for Opioid Awareness
In their ongoing fight to bring awareness to the national impact of opioid addiction and signal hope for recovery, Rockville’s Mayor and Council proclaimed September as National Recovery Month at their Monday, Aug. 7 meeting. The theme for National Recovery Month is “Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community.” The proclamation states…
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Rob DiSpirito Resigns as Rockville City Manager
Barack Matite Named Acting City Manager Rockville, Maryland, Aug. 18 – Rob DiSpirito has resigned as Rockville’s city manager. DiSpirito submitted his resignation to the Mayor and Council on Thursday, Aug. 17. It became effective at 5 p.m. that day. The Mayor and Council accepted his resignation and appointed Deputy City Manager Barack Matite as…
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New Traffic Pattern Coming to Town Center in Early August
The city’s contractor is planning final pavement markings on North Washington Street and East Middle Lane in early August. As early as the week of Aug. 7, new traffic patterns are expected on North Washington Street and East Middle Lane as the city’s contractor reallocates the existing motor vehicle travel lanes to create bike lanes.…