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New Sidewalks for Walking into Walktober
Two projects completed in the summer added sidewalks to busy roads in the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. One project installed approximately 1,700 linear feet of 5-foot-wide sidewalk, including some pervious concrete for stormwater management, to the southside of Southlawn Lane between Lofstrand Lane and East Gude Drive. Constructed at a cost of $760,000, it also…
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Volunteer for Clean Streams
City stream cleanups offer safe ways to serve your city while social distancing during the pandemic. This month, cleanups will be held 10 a.m.noon Saturday, Oct. 10 at Maryvale Park, 812 First St., and 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 at Twinbrook Community Recreation, 12920 Twinbrook Parkway. Cleanups will follow safety guidelines for preventing the spread…
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Help Rockville on Climate Change Action
The City of Rockville is embarking on a process to develop its first Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare the community to adapt to a changing climate. Share your vision for the plan by taking a survey at www.rockvillemd.gov/climate. While you’re there, find details about the city’s Climate Action Plan online…
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Create with VisArts at Rockville Town Square
Bring your inner artist to Town Square on Thursday evenings through October and take part in VisArts’ outdoor CREATE art labs. CREATE labs are from 4:45-6:45 p.m. each Thursday through Oct. 22 at the square, at 131 Gibbs St. Participants must register to take part. (For more information, and to register, visit www.visartscenter.org/visarts-in-the-community/create.) All participants…
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Rockville-Pinneberg Relationship to be Formalized
For more than six decades, Pinneberg, Germany, has been a sister city to Rockville. But no official agreement to become municipal relatives appears to have been adopted. On Nov. 15, the two cities will remedy that by formally signing a sister city agreement at a virtual ceremony, 2 p.m. U.S. and 8 p.m. German time.…
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2020 Election Drop Box Now Open
Rockville City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave., will be the location for a ballot drop box for the 2020 presidential general election, through 8 p.m. Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Please note that Rockville City Hall will not be operating as a voting center.) Place your completed ballot in the return envelope, sign the oath, and…