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Literary Festival to Honor Kingsolver
The F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival will present its annual Award for Achievement in American Literature to acclaimed author Barbara Kingsolver. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the festival’s events on Thursday, Sept. 24, Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3 will be online. The theme of this year’s Fitzgerald festival is “Literature and Social…
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Volunteer Opportunities Not Totally on Pause During Pandemic
While many volunteer opportunities are on hold during the ongoing pandemic, others, which allow for social distancing, are seeking support. Community members looking to keep our city streams clean and our city weed-free can apply to adopt a stream (www.rockvillemd.gov/636/Adopt-a-Stream) or join the city’s Weed Warriors (www.rockvillemd.gov/639/Weed-Warriors). Stream cleanup and weed-pull events are being planned…
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Powell Appointed to Represent Sister Cities International
Drew Powell, president of Rockville Sister City Corporation, has been appointed by Sister Cities International to be its official liaison for the state of Maryland. Powell’s responsibilities will include representing SCI at in-state functions, assisting all Maryland sister city organizations to sustain and grow their sister city, sister county and sister state programs, as well…
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Applications Being Accepted for Community Development Block Grants
The City of Rockville is now accepting applications for an anticipated $263,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funding for the fall of Fiscal Year 2022. The CDBG program is a federal grant for housing and community development projects that benefit low- and moderate-income individuals, and provides grants to housing providers for housing and community…
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Water Customers to Get a New Way to Pay
Paying a water bill is about to get easier for City of Rockville water customers. A new payment system, debuting in November, will allow customers to conveniently view and pay their water bill online, set up automatic payments, and view their billing history at any hour of any day. The new system, which will also…
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Public Works and Planning Launch Customer Bill of Rights
Customers will now know exactly what to expect when they deal with Rockville’s departments of Planning and Development Services and Public Works under a new customer bill of rights. The bill of rights is based on a document from the City of San Diego’s Department of Development Services. The bill of rights is a public…
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Flashing Beacons and Adjusted Signals Provide Safer Crossings for the Community
The city’s Department of Public Works installed flashing beacons at the intersection of Great Falls Road and Monument Avenue in August, to provide a safer crossing for schoolchildren and community members along a heavily traveled road. The pedestrian-activated flashing beacons accompany new concrete pedestrian ramps at the key crossing for children walking to and from…
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ParkMobile to Provide for Contactless Parking Payments in Rockville
Replaces MobileNOW! App, Which Stopped Operating in May Motorists will be able to use the ParkMobile app to pay for parking at the more than 500 publicly metered spaces throughout the City of Rockville, beginning this month. ParkMobile, the leading provider of smart parking and mobility solutions in the U.S., is an option for paying…
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Planning Commission to Hold Public Hearing on the Draft Comprehensive Plan Update
Rockville’s Planning Commission will hold a virtual public hearing on Sept. 9 and 23 for the community to provide comments on the Planning Commission’s draft of the neighborhood-specific planning areas section of the comprehensive plan update. Details on how to pre-register for and participate in the public hearing are available online at www.rockville md.gov/Rockville2040.
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Mayor and Council Adopt the Park Road and North/South Stonestreet Avenue Area Plan Amendment
The Mayor and Council at their July 13 meeting, adopted the Park Road and North/South Stonestreet Avenue Area Comprehensive Master Plan Amendment, one of the key opportunity areas identified in the 2018 Stonestreet Corridor Study. The plan amendment promotes a walkable, transit-oriented mix of residential and commercial development immediately across Park Road from the Rockville…